白质超强度与老年人没有痴呆症的慢步速度有关

Juan P Vazquez1,2, Joe Verghese3,4, Nir Barzilai3,5

  • 1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, jvazqu17@jh.edu.

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概括

大脑小血管疾病 (CSVD) 的负担,特别是白质超强度 (WMH),与老年人的正常步行速度减缓有关. 这种关联在基底,叶和额叶中被观察到,但不是复杂的行走任务.

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