Cognitive impairments associated with periventricular white matter hyperintensities are mediated by cortical atrophy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 178-187

  Zi, W ^a   Duan, D ^a   Zheng, J ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairments; Cortical thinning; Diffusion tension imaging; Periventricular white matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; ATROPHY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84906078594     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ane.12262     Document Type: Article

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