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12417387

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-5
pubmed:abstractText
Single photon emission tomography (SPECT) permits the assessment of the decrease of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the different types of dementia (Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)) and the rCBF in the SPECT examination. In patients with AD, the SPECT examination showed hypoperfusion in temporoparietal regions, contrary to patients with frontotemporal dementia, where hypoperfusion was limited to the frontal area, and compared to patients with VaD, where "patchy" rCBF changes were observed in different regions. In mild cases of AD, perfusion deficits were observed in the frontal regions equal to those in VaD. The study shows that the SPECT examination may be useful in distinguishing between AD, VaD, and FTD; however, for proper diagnosis in the early stages of AD, additional factors must be taken into consideration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
203-204
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
SPECT as a diagnostic test in the investigation of dementia.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 1/9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't