TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuropsychological Correlates of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) in Alzheimer's Disease
AU - Schmitt, Frederick A.
AU - Shih, Wei Jen
AU - Dekosky, Steven T.
PY - 1992/4
Y1 - 1992/4
N2 - Defects in cerebral perfusion in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are detectable with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Positron emission tomography (PET) has shown parietotemporal decreases in cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism in AD patients, compared with normal elderly adults. In addition, interhemispheric metabolic differences on PET scans appear to predict lateralized deficits in neuropsychological performance. Looking for associations between regional cortical perfusion on SPECT scans and cognitive test performance, we studied 15 patients with probable AD of mild to moderate severity. Using I-123-HIPDM, we determined that the degree and extent of decreased perfusion on SPECT scans was associated with severity of AD and that neuropsychological test scores correlated with findings of lateralized perfusion deficits on SPECT scans. Perfusion deficits on SPECT scans were also associated with estimates of global changes in intellectual functioning.
AB - Defects in cerebral perfusion in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are detectable with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Positron emission tomography (PET) has shown parietotemporal decreases in cerebral blood flow and glucose metabolism in AD patients, compared with normal elderly adults. In addition, interhemispheric metabolic differences on PET scans appear to predict lateralized deficits in neuropsychological performance. Looking for associations between regional cortical perfusion on SPECT scans and cognitive test performance, we studied 15 patients with probable AD of mild to moderate severity. Using I-123-HIPDM, we determined that the degree and extent of decreased perfusion on SPECT scans was associated with severity of AD and that neuropsychological test scores correlated with findings of lateralized perfusion deficits on SPECT scans. Perfusion deficits on SPECT scans were also associated with estimates of global changes in intellectual functioning.
KW - Alzheimer's disease
KW - SPECT
KW - dementia
KW - neuropsychology
KW - single photon emission computed tomography
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U2 - 10.1037/0894-4105.6.2.159
DO - 10.1037/0894-4105.6.2.159
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0038066398
SN - 0894-4105
VL - 6
SP - 159
EP - 171
JO - Neuropsychology
JF - Neuropsychology
IS - 2
ER -