Miralbell Blanch, Júlia (Date of defense: 2012-07-13)
Cognitive impairment in the elderly encompasses many forms, ranging from subtle impairments in otherwise cognitively healthy individuals through mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Brain structural ...
Soriano Raya, Juan José (Date of defense: 2016-02-04)
Hachinski, Potter and Merskey introduced the term “leukoaraiosis” (from the Greek “leuko” = “white”, and “araiosis” = “rarefaction”) to designate bilateral and symmetrical areas in the white matter (WM) ...
Fernández-Andújar, Marina (Date of defense: 2014-07-25)
Cerebrovascular diseases (CD) are the third most common cause of death and the leading cause of disability in adults in developed countries (Carmichael, 2012; World Health Organization, 2004). Specifically, ...