Connectivity features for identifying cognitive impairment in presymptomatic carotid stenosis.

Severe asymptomatic stenosis of the internal carotid artery (ICA) leads to increased incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) likely through silent embolic infarcts and/or chronic hypoperfusion, but the brain dysfunction is poorly understood and difficult to diagnose. Thirty cognitively intact s...

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Main Authors: Chun-Jen Lin, Pei-Chi Tu, Chang-Ming Chern, Fu-Jung Hsiao, Feng-Chi Chang, Hsien-Lin Cheng, Chih-Wei Tang, Yi-Chung Lee, Wei-Ta Chen, I-Hui Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3893296?pdf=render