Open AccessSilent Brain Infarcts and the Risk of Dementia and Cognitive Decline
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Vermeer,
Niels D. Prins,
Tom den Heijer,
Albert Hofman,
Peter J. Koudstaal,
Monique M.B. Breteler
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa022066
Subject(s) - dementia , medicine , cognitive decline , hazard ratio , population , neuropsychology , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , stroke (engine) , cognition , cardiology , psychiatry , disease , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Silent brain infarcts are frequently seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy elderly people and may be associated with dementia and cognitive decline.
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