Computed tomography and aging: results in a normal elderly population
- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Neuroradiology
- Vol. 26 (4) , 273-278
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00339770
Abstract
Summary CT studies on 212 normal elderly individuals were analyzed for ventricular enlargement and cortical atrophy. Results show a positive correlation between ventricular enlargement and age with greater degrees of ventricular enlargement and cortical atrophy in men as compared to women. While some degree of atrophy is common in normal elderly individuals it is mild, minimal, or noexistent in 86%.Keywords
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