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MRS in relation to hippocampal volume in the oldest old.
Neurology - 8 Apr 2003
Spencer David C, Zitzelberger Tracy, Spielman Daniel, Kaye Jeffrey
Abstract excerpt
The MRS brain metabolite ratio N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/myo-inositol (mI) is reported to be decreased in AD. MRS was used to study medial temporal and parietal regions in 60 cognitively healthy subjects older than 85 years. Subjects with small hippocampal volumes, a putative risk factor for dementia, had significantly lower NAA/mI in parietal and temporal lobes compared with other subjects. Neuropsychological...
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