White matter damage along the uncinate fasciculus contributes to cognitive decline in AD and DLB

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-333

  Serra, L ^a   Cercignani, M ^a   Basile, B ^a   Spano B ^a   Perri, R ^a   Fadda, L ^a,b   Marra, C ^c   Giubilei, F ^d   Caltagirone, C ^a,b   Bozzali, M ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Diffusion tensor imaging; Mild cognitive impairment; Tractography; Uncinate fasciculus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTOGRAPHY; UNCINATE FASCICULUS; WHITE MATTER DAMAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 84858177941     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512800107555     Document Type: Article

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