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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of age on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) patterns in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed in 79 patients with AD, including 31 younger and 48 older patients divided according to age at examination (<70 and > or = 70 years), and the SPECT data were analyzed using three-dimensional stereotactic surface projection. Although no significant differences in severity and duration of disease between the two groups were found, there were some differences in rCBF patterns. Patients with younger AD had a more severe decrease of rCBF in the parietotemporal and posterior cingulate cortex, while patients with older AD had a more severe decrease of rCBF in the medial temporal region and medial frontal lobe. This observer-independent analysis of SPECT data provides an objective assessment of cortical rCBF abnormalities in patients with AD and is useful in demonstrating the differences in rCBF patterns between younger and older patients with AD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
209
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of age on regional cerebral blood flow patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishihsinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan. hanyu@mb.kcom.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article