| Literature DB >> 3499484 |
D Neary1, J S Snowden, R A Shields, A W Burjan, B Northen, N MacDermott, M C Prescott, H J Testa.
Abstract
Single photon emission tomographic imaging of the brain using 99mTc HM-PAO was carried out in patients with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, non-Alzheimer frontal-lobe dementia, and progressive supranuclear palsy. Independent assessment of reductions in uptake revealed posterior hemisphere abnormalities in the majority of the Alzheimer group, and selective anterior hemisphere abnormalities in both other groups. The findings were consistent with observed patterns of mental impairment. The imaging technique has potential value in the differential diagnosis of primary cerebral atrophy.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3499484 PMCID: PMC1032339 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.50.9.1101
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN: 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154