White matter fractional anisotropy is inversely related to anxious symptoms in older adults with atherosclerosis

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1069-1076

  Bijanki, Kelly R ^a   Stillman, Ashley N ^a   Arndt, Stephan ^a,c   Magnotta, Vincent A ^a,b   Fiedorowicz, Jess G ^a,c   Haynes, William G ^a   Matsui, Joy T ^a,b   Johnson, Hans J ^a,b   Moser, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b University of Iowa   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; cingulum; diffusion tensor imaging; longitudinal fasciculus; uncinate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; WHITE MATTER;

ANXIETY; CINGULUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS; UNCINATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANISOTROPY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84883553346     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3930     Document Type: Article

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