The effect of anemia and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) on cognitive impairment in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 251-256

  Son, Sang Joon ^a,b   Lee, Kang Soo ^c   Na, Duk Lyul ^d   Seo, Sang Won ^d   Kim, Chi Hun ^d   Kim, Jong Hun ^e   Oh, Byoung Hoon ^a,b   Hong, Chang Hyung ^f,g  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^f Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^g Ajou University Medical CentSuwon   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anemia; Cognitive function; MCI; Mild cognitive impairment; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR DEMENTIA OF SOUTH KOREA STUDY; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROOP TEST; TYPES OF STUDY; VERBAL MEMORY; WHITE MATTER; WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMNESIA; ANEMIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84864921406     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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