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Hippocampal volume loss and Alzheimer disease progression

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The progression of Alzheimer disease might be monitored by measuring the rate of hippocampal volume loss by means of MRI. Research suggests that a reduction in hippocampal volume can be detected over a period as short as 6 months, and that such volume loss is associated with cognitive decline and other indicators of Alzheimer disease neuropathology.

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    Wiesje M. van der Flier & Philip Scheltens

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van der Flier, W., Scheltens, P. Hippocampal volume loss and Alzheimer disease progression. Nat Rev Neurol 5, 361–362 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.94

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