Executive function and uptake of 99mTc-exametazime shown by single photon emission tomography after oral idazoxan in probable Alzheimer-type dementia

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-378

  Goodwin, Guy M ^a,b   Conway, Stuart C ^a   Peyro Saint Paul, Helene ^c   Glabus, Mike F ^a   O'Carroll, Ronan E ^a   Ebmeier, Klaus P ^a  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE PIERRE FABRE   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Atzheimer type dementia; Cognitive enhancer; Frontal cortex; Idazoxan

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IDAZOXAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0030749465     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130050305     Document Type: Article

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