Associations between cerebral amyloid and changes in cognitive function and falls risk in subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment

Associations between cerebral amyloid and changes in cognitive function and falls risk in subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment

Abstract Background To determine the association between amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaque deposition and changes in global cognition, executive functions, information processing speed, and falls risk over a 12-month period in older adults with a primary clinical diagnosis of subcortical ischemic vascular co...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Dao, John R. Best, Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung, Vesna Sossi, Claudia Jacova, Roger Tam, Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Vascular cognitive impairment
Alzheimer’s disease
Amyloid
Cognitive impairment
Executive functions
Falls risk
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-017-0522-4

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