Silent brain infarcts: A cause of depression in the elderly?

Date
2013
Author
Ikram, Mohammad Arfan
Perez, Heidi C. Saavedra
Direk, Neşe
Hofman, Albert
Vernooij, Meike W.
Tiemeier, Henning
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Abstract
The present study included 1047 elderly participants. At baseline, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed to detect infarcts and white matter lesions; further, depressive disorders were assessed. Participants were followed up during 3.6 years to determine incident and recurrent depression. We found an increased risk of recurrent depression associated with silent brain infarcts. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/47511
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.06.005
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