You need JavaScript to view this

Cognitive impairment in Alzheimer`s disease correlates with ventricular width and atrophy-corrected cortical glucose metabolism

Abstract

We compared the correlation of PET and MRI with neuropsychological tests in 26 patients with probable Alzheimer`s disease (AD). The width of the temporal horns and the third ventricle, regional metabolic rates of glucose (rCMRGlu) and the proportion of cerebrospinal fluid space in mesial temporal and temporoparietal cortical regions were measured with three-dimensionally coregistered PET and MRI in two planes perpendicular to the Sylvian fissure. Highly significant correlations between rCMRGlu and neuropsychological tests were found mainly in the temporoparietal cortex, with and without correction for atrophy. Correlations of similar magnitude were seen also between most tests and the width of the temporal horns and third ventricle. Changes in the third ventricle and mesial temporal lobe were best seen with MRI, whereas PET most clearly depicted alterations in neocortical association areas. These two aspects of the disease correlated with the severity of dementia to a similar degree. (orig.)
Authors:
Slansky, I; [1]  Herholz, K; [1]  Pietrzyk, U; [1]  Kessler, J; [1]  Grond, M; [1]  Mielke, R; [1]  Heiss, W D [1] 
  1. Max-Planck-Inst. fuer Neurologische Forschung, Koeln (Germany)
Publication Date:
May 01, 1995
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
SCA: 550602; 550601; PA: DEN-95:0FK026; EDB-95:144674; SN: 95001481915
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Neuroradiology; Journal Volume: 37; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: PBD: May 1995
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; BRAIN; ATROPHY; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
OSTI ID:
116908
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: NRDYAB; ISSN 0028-3940; TRN: DE95FK026
Submitting Site:
DEN
Size:
pp. 270-277
Announcement Date:
Nov 14, 1995

Citation Formats

Slansky, I, Herholz, K, Pietrzyk, U, Kessler, J, Grond, M, Mielke, R, and Heiss, W D. Cognitive impairment in Alzheimer`s disease correlates with ventricular width and atrophy-corrected cortical glucose metabolism. Germany: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.1007/s002340050087.
Slansky, I, Herholz, K, Pietrzyk, U, Kessler, J, Grond, M, Mielke, R, & Heiss, W D. Cognitive impairment in Alzheimer`s disease correlates with ventricular width and atrophy-corrected cortical glucose metabolism. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050087
Slansky, I, Herholz, K, Pietrzyk, U, Kessler, J, Grond, M, Mielke, R, and Heiss, W D. 1995. "Cognitive impairment in Alzheimer`s disease correlates with ventricular width and atrophy-corrected cortical glucose metabolism." Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002340050087.
@misc{etde_116908,
title = {Cognitive impairment in Alzheimer`s disease correlates with ventricular width and atrophy-corrected cortical glucose metabolism}
author = {Slansky, I, Herholz, K, Pietrzyk, U, Kessler, J, Grond, M, Mielke, R, and Heiss, W D}
abstractNote = {We compared the correlation of PET and MRI with neuropsychological tests in 26 patients with probable Alzheimer`s disease (AD). The width of the temporal horns and the third ventricle, regional metabolic rates of glucose (rCMRGlu) and the proportion of cerebrospinal fluid space in mesial temporal and temporoparietal cortical regions were measured with three-dimensionally coregistered PET and MRI in two planes perpendicular to the Sylvian fissure. Highly significant correlations between rCMRGlu and neuropsychological tests were found mainly in the temporoparietal cortex, with and without correction for atrophy. Correlations of similar magnitude were seen also between most tests and the width of the temporal horns and third ventricle. Changes in the third ventricle and mesial temporal lobe were best seen with MRI, whereas PET most clearly depicted alterations in neocortical association areas. These two aspects of the disease correlated with the severity of dementia to a similar degree. (orig.)}
doi = {10.1007/s002340050087}
journal = []
issue = {4}
volume = {37}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1995}
month = {May}
}