Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of vascular- and Alzheimer-type dementia

被引:41
作者
Kattapong, VJ
Brooks, WM
Wesley, MH
Kodituwakku, PW
Rosenberg, GA
机构
[1] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[2] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[3] UNIV NEW MEXICO,SCH MED,CTR NON INVAS DIAG,ALBUQUERQUE,NM 87131
[4] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR,NEUROL SERV,ALBUQUERQUE,NM
关键词
D O I
10.1001/archneur.1996.00550070116019
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Objective: To identify biochemical differences in brain tissue between patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type and vascular dementia. Design end Subjects: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy was used to compare 10 patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type and 8 age-matched patients with vascular dementia. Results: The ratios of N-acetyl groups to creatine and N-acetyl groups to choline were lower in regions of subcortical white matter in patients with vascular dementia than in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type (P<.02). Conclusion: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy may be useful in distinguishing between dementia of the Alzheimer type and vascular dementia.
引用
收藏
页码:678 / 680
页数:3
相关论文
共 19 条
[1]   N-ACETYL-L-ASPARTIC ACID - A LITERATURE-REVIEW OF A COMPOUND PROMINENT IN H-1-NMR SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF BRAIN [J].
BIRKEN, DL ;
OLDENDORF, WH .
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS, 1989, 13 (01) :23-31
[2]   ALTERED BRAIN ENERGY-METABOLISM IN DEMENTED PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SUBCORTICAL ISCHEMIC LESIONS - WORKING HYPOTHESES [J].
BROWN, GG ;
GARCIA, JH ;
GDOWSKI, JW ;
LEVINE, SR ;
HELPERN, JA .
ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY, 1993, 50 (04) :384-388
[3]   THE CONCENTRATION OF N-ACETYL ASPARTATE, CREATINE PLUS PHOSPHOCREATINE, AND CHOLINE IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN IN ADULTHOOD AND SENIUM [J].
CHRISTIANSEN, P ;
TOFT, P ;
LARSSON, HBW ;
STUBGAARD, M ;
HENRIKSEN, O .
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, 1993, 11 (06) :799-806
[4]   CRITERIA FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC VASCULAR DEMENTIA PROPOSED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE-DIAGNOSTIC-AND-TREATMENT-CENTERS [J].
CHUI, HC ;
VICTOROFF, JI ;
MARGOLIN, D ;
JAGUST, W ;
SHANKLE, R ;
KATZMAN, R .
NEUROLOGY, 1992, 42 (03) :473-480
[5]   PHOSPHOLIPID ABNORMALITIES IN EARLY ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE - IN-VIVO PHOSPHORUS-31 MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY [J].
CUENOD, CA ;
KAPLAN, DB ;
MICHOT, JL ;
JEHENSON, P ;
LEROYWILLIG, A ;
FORETTE, F ;
SYROTA, A ;
BOLLER, F .
ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY, 1995, 52 (01) :89-94
[6]  
CUMMINGS JL, 1992, DEMENTIA CLIN APPROA, P1
[7]   THE BRAIN IN OLDER PERSONS WITH AND WITHOUT DEMENTIA - FINDINGS ON MR, PET, AND SPECT IMAGES [J].
DAVIS, PC ;
MIRRA, SS ;
ALAZRAKI, N .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY, 1994, 162 (06) :1267-1278
[8]   MULTIVOXEL H-1-MRS OF STROKE [J].
FORD, CC ;
GRIFFEY, RH ;
MATWIYOFF, NA ;
ROSENBERG, GA .
NEUROLOGY, 1992, 42 (07) :1408-1412
[9]   CEREBRAL BLOOD-FLOW IN DEMENTIA [J].
HACHINSKI, VC ;
ILIFF, LD ;
ZILHKA, E ;
DUBOULAY, GH ;
MCALLISTER, VL ;
MARSHALL, J ;
RUSSELL, RWR ;
SYMON, L .
ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY, 1975, 32 (09) :632-637
[10]   CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE OF MRI WHITE MATTER LESIONS IN THE ELDERLY [J].
HUNT, AL ;
ORRISON, WW ;
YEO, RA ;
HAALAND, KY ;
RHYNE, RL ;
GARRY, PJ ;
ROSENBERG, GA .
NEUROLOGY, 1989, 39 (11) :1470-1474