| Literature DB >> 12796550 |
Elaine Perry1, Ian McKeith, Clive Ballard.
Abstract
Butyrylcholinesterase is implicated in the pathology of AD. Selective inhibitors increase acetylcholine and improve cognitive function in animal models. In dementia with Lewy bodies, cholinergic activities are more affected than in AD. The authors report a highly significant association between temporal cortex butyrylcholinesterase activity and the rate of cognitive decline in a prospectively studied, autopsy-confirmed dementia with Lewy bodies series.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12796550 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000068336.84399.9e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910