Frontal White Matter Hyperintensity Is Associated with Verbal Aggressiveness in Elderly Women with Alzheimer Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Frontal White Matter Hyperintensity Is Associated with Verbal Aggressiveness in Elderly Women with Alzheimer Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Background/Aims: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are exhibited in most patients with Alzheimer disease (AD). Although white matter hyperintensity (WMH) is often observed with AD, the precise role of WMH in BPSD remains unclear. The current study aimed to identify the impact...

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Main Authors: Noriko Ogama, Takashi Sakurai, Naoki Saji, Toshiharu Nakai, Shumpei Niida, Kenji Toba, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Masafumi Kuzuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-04-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Aggression
Alzheimer disease
Mild cognitive impairment
Behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia
White matter hyperintensities
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/486826

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