Ischemic cerebrovascular burden evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging in an elderly Brazilian community: The Pietà study

In developing countries, cardiovascular risk factors are poorly controlled, leading to high prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases. The aim of the study was to evaluate the burden of white matter lesions in magnetic resonance through the Fazekas scale in a population aged 75+ years living in the com...

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Main Authors: Elisa de Paula França Resende, Luciana Costa-Silva, Karoline Carvalho Carmona, Thais Helena Machado, João Carlos Barbosa Machado, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Maira Tonidandel Barbosa, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Paulo Caramelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:eNeurologicalSci
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650216300430