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J S Buchwald1, R J Erwin, S Read, D Van Lancker, J L Cummings.
Abstract
The human 'P1' middle latency evoked potential is postulated to be generated in the thalamus by a cholinergic component of the ascending reticular activating system. To test the hypothesis that P1 and its generator substrate are abnormal in Alzheimer's disease (AD), a disorder of marked cholinergic deficiency, recordings of middle latency responses to click stimuli were carried out. Comparisons between the AD and age-matched control groups indicated normal auditory brain-stem and Pa responses but a significant decrease in P1 amplitude. This P1 abnormality suggests that the midbrain cholinergic cells in AD may be dysfunctional.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2476296 DOI: 10.1016/0168-5597(89)90005-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol ISSN: 0013-4694