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Cerebral Microbleeds: Different Prevalence, Topography, and Risk Factors Depending on Dementia Diagnosis—The Karolinska Imaging Dementia Study

S. Shams, J. Martola, T. Granberg, X. Li, M. Shams, S.M. Fereshtehnejad, L. Cavallin, P. Aspelin, M. Kristoffersen-Wiberg and L.O. Wahlund
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2015, 36 (4) 661-666; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4176
S. Shams
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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J. Martola
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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T. Granberg
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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X. Li
aFrom the Departments of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society (X.L., S.M.F., L.O.W.)
dDivision of Clinical Geriatrics (X.L., S.M.F., L.O.W.), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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M. Shams
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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S.M. Fereshtehnejad
aFrom the Departments of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society (X.L., S.M.F., L.O.W.)
dDivision of Clinical Geriatrics (X.L., S.M.F., L.O.W.), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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L. Cavallin
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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P. Aspelin
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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M. Kristoffersen-Wiberg
bClinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.), Division of Medical Imaging and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
cDepartment of Radiology (S.S., J.M., T.G., M.S., L.C., P.A., M.K.-W.)
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L.O. Wahlund
aFrom the Departments of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society (X.L., S.M.F., L.O.W.)
dDivision of Clinical Geriatrics (X.L., S.M.F., L.O.W.), Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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