Incidental brain lesions on magnetic resonance imaging and neurobehavioral functions in the apparently healthy elderly.
Author(s) -
Kozo Matsubayashi,
Kazuyuki Shimada,
Atsuhiko Kawamoto,
Takeaki Ozawa
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.23.2.175
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperintensity , neuropsychology , magnetic resonance imaging , asymptomatic , atrophy , cognition , population , neuroimaging , audiology , pathology , pediatrics , radiology , psychiatry , environmental health
Controversies exist whether incidental neuroradiological brain lesions in the elderly are associated with depressed neuropsychological function. To address this important issue in a cross-sectional study, we related brain lesions on magnetic resonance imaging to a variety of cognitive and neurobehavioral function tests in an independent, normal elderly population.
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