Mammillary bodies and fornix fibers are injured in heart failure

Mammillary bodies and fornix fibers are injured in heart failure

Cognitive abnormalities, including memory deficits, are common in heart failure (HF). Brain structures, including the hippocampus, fornix, and thalamus participate in memory processing, and most show structural injury and functional deficits in HF. The mammillary bodies and fornix play essential rol...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Kumar, Mary A. Woo, Bramley V.X. Birrer, Paul M. Macey, Gregg C. Fonarow, Michele A. Hamilton, Ronald M. Harper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-02-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
Anterior thalamus
Magnetic resonance imaging
Hippocampus
Thiamine
Ischemia
Memory
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996108002593

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