In vivo cholinergic circuit evaluation in frontotemporal and Alzheimer dementias

Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Fabio Pilato, M. Dileone, E. Saturno, A. Oliviero, Camillo Marra, Antonio Daniele, Federico Ranieri, Guido Gainotti, P. A. Tonali

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Abstract

The test of short latency afferent inhibition (SAI) of the motor cortex is helpful in demonstrating dysfunction of central cholinergic circuits in Alzheimer disease (AD). The authors evaluated SAI in 20 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and compared data with those from 20 patients with AD and 20 controls. SAI was normal in FTD, whereas it was reduced in AD. SAI may represent an additional tool to discriminate FTD from AD. Copyright © 2006 by AAN Enterprises, Inc.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)1111-1113
Numero di pagine3
RivistaNeurology
Volume66
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2006

Keywords

  • Afferent Pathways
  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Electrophysiology
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Memory, Short-Term
  • Middle Aged
  • Neural Pathways
  • Reaction Time
  • Reference Values
  • Temporal Lobe

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