White matter changes may predict dementia risk
Monday, July 13, 2009 - 15:49
in Psychology & Sociology
ST. PAUL, Minn. ?Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July 14, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.