Article
ApoE genotype and cognition after subarachnoid haemorrhage: a longitudinal study.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica - 1 Nov 2006
Louko A-M, Vilkki J, Niskakangas T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of the apolipoprotein epsilon4 allele on cognitive functions after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in a longitudinal study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Performances of 19 patients with and 27 patients without the epsilon4 allele were compared on eight cognitive test variables measured 1-4.5 years and 12-15 years after SAH. RESULTS: In the baseline examination, epsilon4...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoprotein E4
- Brain Chemistry
- Cognition
- Cognition Disorders
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Testing
- Genotype
