Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 31, Issue 10 , Pages 1721-1731 , October 2010

Stroke risk modifies regional white matter differences in mild cognitive impairment

  • Lisa Delano-Wood

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • ,
  • Mark W. Bondi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Psychology Service (116B), VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, United States. Tel.: +1 858 552 8585x2809; fax: +1 858 642 1218.
    • ,
  • Amy J. Jak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States
    • ,
  • Nikki R. Horne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • ,
  • Brian C. Schweinsburg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States
    • ,
  • Lawrence R. Frank

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States
    • ,
  • Christina E. Wierenga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • ,
  • Dean C. Delis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, United States
    • ,
  • Rebecca J. Theilmann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • ,
  • David P. Salmon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, United States
    • UCSD Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, United States

Received 3 April 2008 ,Revised 15 August 2008 ,Accepted 22 September 2008.

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Neurobiology of Aging
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