cerebral cortical atrophy
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Etiology
- older age
- Alzheimer's disease & other dementias
- alcohol use disorder
Pathology
- associated with widened sulci/narrow gyri
- predisposes patients to subdural hematoma even with minor head trauma
- enlargement of space between dura mater & brain
- tenses bridging veins increasing risk of hemorrhage
- enlargement of space between dura mater & brain
- predisposes patients to subdural hematoma even with minor head trauma
- cerebral cortical atrophy occurs slower in elderly >= 80 years of age with preserved episodic memory[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Samuelson K Next step in Alzheimer's research: Brain shrinkage rates. SuperAger brains shrink more slowly than peers' brains. Northwestern Now. April 04, 2017 https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/april/alzheimers-research-superagers-brain-shrinkage/
Cook AH, Sridhar J, Ohm D et al Rates of Cortical Atrophy in Adults 80 Years and Older With Superior vs Average Episodic Memory JAMA. 2017;317(13):1373-1375 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28384819 <Internet> http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2614177