Regional cerebral blood flow difference between dementia with Lewy bodies and AD

Authors
Ishii, K Yamaji, S Kitagaki, H Imamura, T Hirono, N Mori, E
Citation
K. Ishii et al., Regional cerebral blood flow difference between dementia with Lewy bodies and AD, NEUROLOGY, 53(2), 1999, pp. 413-416
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
NEUROLOGY
ISSN journal
00283878 → ACNP
Volume
53
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
413 - 416
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(19990722)53:2<413:RCBFDB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The authors studied 14 patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), 14 pa tients with AD, and 14 healthy control subjects with N-isopropyl-p-[I-123]i odoamphetamine SPECT. Comparison with the statistical parametric mappings r evealed that relative cerebral blood flow was lower in the occipital lobes and higher in the right medial temporal lobe in the DLB group than in the A D group. Decreased occipital perfusion and relatively well preserved medial temporal perfusion are features that distinguish DLB from AD.