DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER TYPE AND MULTI-INFARCT DEMENTIA - A CLINICAL DESCRIPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS
DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER TYPE AND MULTI-INFARCT DEMENTIA - A CLINICAL DESCRIPTION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEMS
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb02233.x
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
WINBLAD, B
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作者:
BUCHT, G;ADOLFSSON, R;WINBLAD, B
Patients who had Alzheimer''s disease, senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (AD/SDAT) or multi-infarct dementia (MID), were compared with a group of controls. Demented patients had approximately the same degree of dementia and the same duration of illness. The MID group had a significantly higher mean age than the AD/SDAT group. Of the AD/SDAT patients 63% were free of other diseases, while 65% of the MID patients had cardiovascular disease. Of the MID patients, 30% had a history of previous depression, while only 5% of the AD/SDAT patients had had depression. At the time of the investigation AD/SDAT patients showed significantly more signs of depression than the MID patients. Focal neurologic signs were found in 70% of the MID patients and only 6% of the AD/SDAT patients. The ECG was normal for every AD/SDAT patient, wile 75% of the MID patients had abnormal ECG. EEG showed generalized slow frequencies in 79% of the AD/SDAT patients and localized slow frequencies and abnormalities in 65% of the MID patients. Computed tomography of the brain showed that MID patients had significantly greater dilation of the ventricular system, while cortical atrophy did not differ significantly among the 3 groups. Homovanillic acid in the CSF was significantly lower in the AD/SDAT group as compared with controls.