Intima-Media Thickness and Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Jitka Sojkova,
Samer S. Najjar,
Lori L. BeasonHeld,
E. Jeffrey Metter,
Christos Davatzikos,
Michael A. Kraut,
Alan B. Zonderman,
Susan M. Resnick
Publication year - 2010
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.109.566810
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral blood flow , cardiology , intima media thickness , blood pressure , subclinical infection , blood flow , tunica media , carotid arteries
The relationship between the thickness of the carotid intima (IMT) and brain function remains unclear in those without clinical manifestations of cerebrovascular disease. Understanding the neural correlates of this vascular measure is important in view of emerging evidence linking poorer cognitive performance with increased IMT in individuals without clinical cerebrovascular disease.
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