Executive dysfunction correlates with caudate nucleus atrophy in patients with white matter changes on MRI: A subset of LADIS

Macfarlane, Matthew; Looi, Jeffrey; Walterfang, Mark; Spulber, Gabriela; Velakoulis, Dennis; Crisby, Milita; Orndahl, Eva; Erkinjuntti, T; Garde, Ellen; Waldemar, Gunhild; Wallin, Anders; Wahlund, Lars-Olof

Executive dysfunction correlates with caudate nucleus atrophy in patients with white matter changes on MRI: A subset of LADIS

Date

2013

Authors

Macfarlane, Matthew

Looi, Jeffrey

Walterfang, Mark

Spulber, Gabriela

Velakoulis, Dennis

Crisby, Milita

Orndahl, Eva

Erkinjuntti, T

Garde, Ellen

Waldemar, Gunhild

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

White matter changes (WMC) are common magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, particularly in the elderly. Recent studies such as the Leukoaraiosis and Disability Study (LADIS) have found that WMC relate to adverse outcomes including cognitive impairme