Psychosis of Alzheimer's disease: Gender differences in regional perfusion

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1218-1225

  Moran, E K ^a   Becker, J A ^a   Satlin, A ^b,c,d   Lyoo, In Kyoon ^b   Fischman, A J ^a,d   Johnson, K A ^a,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; PET; Psychosis; SPECT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REGIONAL PERFUSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 44949087627     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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