White matter fractional anisotropy is related to processing speed in metabolic syndrome patients: a case-control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Metabolic Syndrome (MetSd) is a cluster of vascular risk factors that may influence cerebrovascular pathology during aging. Recently, microstructural white matter (WM) changes detected by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and processing...

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Main Authors: Bargalló Núria, Freixenet Núria, Jurado María, Segura Bàrbara, Junqué Carme, Arboix Adrià
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2377/10/64