Abstract
The aim of this 3-year follow-up study was to investigate whether corpus callosum (CC) atrophy may predict future motor and cognitive impairment in an elderly population. On baseline MRI from 563 subjects with age-related white matter changes (ARWMC) from the Leukoaraiosis And DISability (LADIS) study, the CC was segmented and subdivided into five anterior-posterior regions (CC1-CC5). Associations between the CC areas and decline in motor performance and cognitive functions over a 3-year period were analyzed. CC atrophy at baseline was significantly associated with impaired cognitive performance (p
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of the Neurological Sciences |
Volume | 307 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
Pages (from-to) | 100-5 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISSN | 0022-510X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Aug 2011 |