Do brain T2/FLAIR white matter hyperintensities correspond to myelin loss in normal aging? A radiologic-neuropathologic correlation study

Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Haller, Sven ^a   Kövari, Enikö ^b   Herrmann, François R ^a   Cuvinciuc, Victor ^a   Tomm, Ann Marie ^a   Zulian, Gilbert B ^c   Lovblad, Karl Olof ^a   Giannakopoulos, Panteleimon ^b   Bouras, Constantin ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 85005900842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20515960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2051-5960-1-14     Document Type: Article

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