A new integrative model of cerebral activation, deactivation and default mode function in Alzheimer's disease

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Wermke, Marc ^a,b   Sorg, Christian ^a   Wohlschläger, Afra M ^a   Drzezga, Alexander ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activation; Alzheimer's disease; Deactivation; Default mode; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CEREBRAL ACTIVATION; CEREBRAL DEACTIVATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEFAULT MODE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NERVE CELL; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET;

EID: 41149157850     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-007-0698-5     Document Type: Review

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