Sex differences in the association of alcohol with cognitive decline and brain pathology in a cohort of octogenarians

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 235, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 761-770

  Wardzala, Casia ^a   Murchison, Charles ^b   Loftis, Jennifer M ^b,c   Schenning, Katie J ^b   Mattek, Nora ^b   Woltjer, Randall ^b   Kaye, Jeff ^b,c   Quinn, Joseph F ^b,c   Wilhelm, Clare J ^b,c  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alzheimer s disease; Cognitive aging; Dementia; Neuropathology; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY TEST; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY ELDERLY; AMYLOID PLAQUE; BRAIN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; PATHOLOGY; RECALL; SEX FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; PLAQUE, AMYLOID; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85035080124     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4791-6     Document Type: Article

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