Reviews and Commentary
Interaction of Vascular Damage and Alzheimer Dementia: Focal Damage and Disconnection
Published Online:Jan 18 2017https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2016161564
Abstract
The results of Meng et al suggest again that concomitant vascular and primary neurodegenerative pathologic processes are independent.
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Article History
Received July 5, 2016; revision requested July 6; revision received July 6; accepted July 7; final version accepted July 7.Published online: Jan 18 2017
Published in print: Feb 2017