The Leganés cognitive test correlates poorly with MRI evidence of global cortical atrophy in an underserved community A population-based and nested case-control study in rural Ecuador (The Atahualpa Project)

The Leganés cognitive test correlates poorly with MRI evidence of global cortical atrophy in an underserved community A population-based and nested case-control study in rural Ecuador (The Atahualpa Project)

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate whether the Leganés cognitive test (LCT) correlates with global cortical atrophy (GCA) and can be used as a surrogate for structural brain damage. METHODS: Atahualpa residents aged ≥ 60 years identified during a door-to-door survey underwent MRI for grading GCA. Using...

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Main Authors: Oscar H. Del Brutto, Robertino M. Mera, Mauricio Zambrano, Julio Lama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
Leganés cognitive test
global cortical atrophy
population-based study
Atahualpa project
Ecuador
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