Thalamic diffusion differences related to cognitive function in white matter lesions

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1103-1110

  Fernández Andújar, Marina ^a   Soriano Raya, Juan José ^a   Miralbell, Júlia ^a   López Cancio, Elena ^b   Cáceres, Cynthia ^b   Bargalló, Núria ^c   Barrios, Maite ^a   Arenillas, Juan Francisco ^d   Toran, Pere ^e   Alzamora, Maite ^e   Clemente, Imma ^a   Dávalos, Antoni ^b   Mataró, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^e Primary Healthcare Research Support Unit Metropolitana Nord   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neuropsychology; Psychomotor speed; Thalamus diffusivity; Verbal fluency; Visuospatial skills; White matter lesions

Indexed keywords

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR SPEED; THALAMUS DIFFUSIVITY; VERBAL FLUENCY; VISUOSPATIAL SKILLS; WHITE MATTER LESIONS;

ANISOTROPY; COGNITION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THALAMUS;

EID: 84893732491     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.10.087     Document Type: Article

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