Utility of Oblique Coronal Images in Elderly and Cognitively Impaired Patients
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Utility of Oblique Coronal Images in Elderly and Cognitively Impaired Patients
Dear Editor, The ongoing and rapid increase in the number of elderly people in Korea has led to an increasing number of cognitive problems among this population.1 A nationwide survey has estimated the prevalence rates of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia among Koreans aged at least 65 years to be 24.1% and 8.1%, respectively.2 The number of dementia patients is expected to double eve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Neurology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1738-6586,2005-5013
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.2.200