## Abstract ## Background Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli (SCE) are common in dementia and are associated with cognitive decline in dementia. The significance of their presence in older people is unknown. ## Method We included 96 participants (mean (SD) age 76.8 (6.7) years, 46% female)
Asymptomatic Spontaneous Cerebral Emboli Predict Cognitive and Functional Decline in Dementia
β Scribed by Nitin Purandare; Richard C. Oude Voshaar; Julie Morris; Jane E. Byrne; Joanne Wren; Richard F. Heller; Charles N. McCollum; Alistair Burns
- Book ID
- 119197511
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3223
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