Diffusion tensor imaging studies in vascular disease: a review of the literature

ABSTRACT Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is often present in old age and may be associated with microstructural pathology of white matter (WM) and cognitive dysfunction. The current review investigated the relationship between CVD, cognitive status and WM integrity as assessed by diffusion tensor imag...

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Main Authors: Gilberto Sousa Alves, Felipe Kenji Sudo, Carlos Eduardo de Oliveira Alves, Letice Ericeira-Valente, Denise Madeira Moreira, Eliasz Engelhardt, Jerson Laks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
DTI
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642012000300158&lng=en&tlng=en