Study of the positivity of spontaneous and directed diagnosis of leukoaraiosis in the elderly by cranial computerized tomography, and its correlation with cognitive defi cit and cardiovascular risk factors Estudo da positividade do diagnóstico espontâneo e dirigido da leucoaraiose em idosos pela tomografia computadorizada de crânio e sua correlação com déficits cognitivos e fatores de risco cardiovascular

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of leukoaraiosis (LA) and its correlation with vascular risk factors and the cognitive performance of elderly patients. METHOD: 78 patients were randomly selected and submitted to clinic-laboratorial evaluation for vascular risk factors. Two cognitive tests were...

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Main Authors: Mauricio de Miranda Ventura, Antonio Carlos de Paiva Melo, Henrique Carrete Jr, Ricardo Vieira Botelho
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
leucoaraiose
transtornos cognitivos
fatores de risco
leukoaraiosis
cognition disorders
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000700008
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