Microinfarcts, brain atrophy, and cognitive function: The Honolulu Asia Aging Study Autopsy Study

Objective: This study was untaken to investigate the association of micro brain infarcts (MBIs) with antemortem global cognitive function (CF), and whether brain weight (BW) and Alzheimer lesions (neurofibrillary tangles [NFTs] or neuritic plaques [NPs]) mediate the association. Methods: Subjects we...

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Published in:	Annals of neurology Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 774 - 780
Main Authors:	Launer, Lenore J., Hughes, Timothy M., White, Lon R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.2011 Wiley-Liss Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - ethnology Aging - pathology Aging - psychology Alzheimer's disease Asian Atrophy Autopsy Biological and medical sciences Brain Brain - pathology Brain Infarction - ethnology Brain Infarction - pathology Brain Infarction - psychology Cognition Cognitive ability Cohort Studies Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Hawaii Humans Male Medical sciences Neurofibrillary Tangles - pathology Neurology Organ Size Plaque, Amyloid - ethnology Plaque, Amyloid - pathology Hawaii Atrophy Nervous system diseases Senescence Autopsy Central nervous system Encephalon
ISSN:	0364-5134, 1531-8249, 1531-8249
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