High frequency of calcification in basal ganglia on brain computed tomography images in Japanese older adults

Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 706-710

  Yamada, Megumi ^a   Asano, Takahiko ^a   Okamoto, Kouichirou ^c   Hayashi, Yuichi ^a   Kanematsu, Masayuki ^a   Hoshi, Hiroaki ^a   Akaiwa, Yasuhisa ^c   Shimohata, Takayoshi ^c   Nishizawa, Masatoyo ^c   Inuzuka, Takashi ^a   Hozumi, Isao ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Calcification; Cerebellar dentate nucleus; Diffuse neurofibrillary tangles with calcification; Fahr's disease

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIFFUSE NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES WITH CALCIFICATION; FAHR DISEASE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BASAL GANGLIA; CALCIFICATION; CEREBELLAR DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIFFUSE NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES WITH CALCIFICATION; FAHR'S DISEASE;

AGED; BASAL GANGLIA; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880045650     PISSN: 14441586     EISSN: 14470594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12004     Document Type: Article

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