Decrease of N-acetylaspartate in the MTL correlates with cognitive decline of AD patients |
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Authors: | Jessen F Block W Träber F Keller E Flacke S Lamerichs R Schild H H Heun R |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, Germany. jessen@uni-bonn.de |
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Abstract: | In this (1)H-MRS follow-up study of the medial temporal lobe (MTL) in patients with AD, the authors report a correlation of N-acetylaspartate (NAA)/creatine (Cr) with cognitive decline. Severely progressed patients showed a reduction, whereas stable or mildly progressed subjects showed a slight increase of NAA/Cr. The reduction of NAA/Cr in the MTL represents a correlate of cognitive deterioration in AD, whereas it is of limited use to detect subtle changes over time in clinically stable patients. |
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