Abnormalities of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging are correlated with executive dysfunction in patients with ischemic leukoaraiosis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 718-722

  Li, Chuo ^a,b   Ling, Xueying ^c   Liu, Sirun ^c   Xu, Anding ^c   Zhang, Yusheng ^b   Xing, Shihui ^b   Pei, Zhong ^b   Zeng, Jinsheng ^b  

^a Guangzhou Eighth People's Hospital   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Executive function; Ischemic leukoaraiosis; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Periventricular white matter; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR PERIVENTRICULAR REGION; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIGIT SPAN BACKWARD TEST; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC LEUKOARAIOSIS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POSTERIOR PERIVENTRICULAR REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; TRAIL MAKING B A TEST; VERBAL FLUENCY TEST; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; THALAMUS;

EID: 84859587232     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.07.052     Document Type: Article

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