White matter fiber-specific degeneration in older adults with metabolic syndrome

• Main Authors: Christina Andica (Author), Koji Kamagata (Author), Wataru Uchida (Author), Kaito Takabayashi (Author), Keigo Shimoji (Author), Hideyoshi Kaga (Author), Yuki Someya (Author), Yoshifumi Tamura (Author), Ryuzo Kawamori (Author), Hirotaka Watada (Author), Masaaki Hori (Author), Shigeki Aoki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined as a complex of interrelated risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, including glucose intolerance, abdominal obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Studies using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have reported white matter (WM) mic...