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Cerebral microbleeds in the population based AGES-Reykjavik study: prevalence and location.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Sept 2008
Sveinbjornsdottir S, Sigurdsson S, Aspelund T, Kjartansson O, Eiriksdottir G, Valtysdottir B, Lopez O L, van Buchem M A, Jonsson P V, Gudnason V, Launer L J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Incidental foci of signal loss suggestive of cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are frequent findings on gradient echo T2* weighted MRI (T2* MRI) of patients with haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke. There are few prevalence data on older populations. This paper reports on the prevalence and location of CMBs in a community based cohort of older men and women (born 1907-1935) who participated in the...
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