Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 890-897 , June 2009

Hippocampal volume is an independent predictor of cognitive performance in CADASIL

  • Mike O'Sullivan

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    • Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 89 7095 7808; fax: +49 89 7095 7802.
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  • Elmar Ngo

      Affiliations

    • Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Anand Viswanathan

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Service, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
    • Neurology Clinical Trials Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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  • Eric Jouvent

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Service, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
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  • Andreas Gschwendtner

      Affiliations

    • Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Philipp G. Saemann

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany
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  • Marco Duering

      Affiliations

    • Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany
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  • Chahin Pachai

      Affiliations

    • Bio-Imaging Technologies SAS, Lyon, France
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  • Marie-Germaine Bousser

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Service, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
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  • Hugues Chabriat

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Service, Hopital Lariboisiere, Paris, France
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  • Martin Dichgans

      Affiliations

    • Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Großhadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninstraße 15, 81377 Munich, Germany

Received 13 June 2007 ,Revised 4 September 2007 ,Accepted 6 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.09.002

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 6 , Pages 890-897 , June 2009

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