Brain volume loss in MCI predicts dementia

Neurology. 2006 Jan 24;66(2):233-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000194213.50222.1a.

Abstract

Rates of temporal horn volume change were significantly greater in the subjects with mild cognitive impairment who were developing dementia vs those who remained stable.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Atrophy
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Dementia / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • Temporal Lobe / pathology