Birth Parameters Are Associated With Late-Life White Matter Integrity in Community-Dwelling Older People | Zendy

Susan D. Shenkin | Zendy; Mark E. Bastin | Zendy; Tom MacGillivray | Zendy; Ian J. Deary | Zendy; John M. Starr | Zendy; Joanna M. Wardlaw | Zendy

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Birth Parameters Are Associated With Late-Life White Matter Integrity in Community-Dwelling Older People

Author(s) -

Susan D. Shenkin,

Mark E. Bastin,

Tom MacGillivray,

Ian J. Deary,

John M. Starr,

Joanna M. Wardlaw

Publication year - 2009

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/strokeaha.108.527259

Subject(s) - white matter , fractional anisotropy , medicine , diffusion mri , birth weight , magnetic resonance imaging , gestational age , neuroimaging , pregnancy , radiology , psychiatry , genetics , biology

Lower birth weight is associated with increased risk of stroke, but little is known about the mechanism for this association or influence in addition to vascular risk factors. We investigated whether there was an association between birth parameters and imaging markers of white matter integrity in community-dwelling older people.

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