Association between medial temporal lobe atrophy on CT and parietotemporal uptake decrease on SPECT in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-445

  Lavenu, Isabelle ^a   Pasquier, Florence ^a   Lebert, Florence ^a   Jacob, Bruno ^a   Petit, Henri ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Computed tomography; Dementia; HMPAO SPECT

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0030768620     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.4.441     Document Type: Article

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