Atheromatous disease in small intracerebral vessels, microinfarcts and dementia

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 505-508

  Kalaria, R N ^a   Perry, R H ^a   O'Brien, J ^a   Jaros, E ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATHEROMA; AUTOPSY; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DEMENTIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS;

EID: 84863559802     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01264.x     Document Type: Letter

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