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All articles tagged: White matter disease, unspecified (R90.82)

HealthDay 09 July at 03.37 PM

Premenopausal Bilateral Oophorectomy Before Age 40 Affects Brain White Matter

Women who undergo premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) before age 40 years have reduced brain white matter integrity in later life, according to a study published online June 20 in Alzheimer's & Dementia.Michelle M. Mielke, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and colleagues a

HealthDay 02 November at 03.48 PM

Neighborhood Greenspace, Income Linked to White Matter Grade

For older adults, lower neighborhood income and lower greenspace may be a risk factor for worsening white matter grade, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.Lilah M. Besser, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in B