title: Apolipoprotein abnormalities in dementia.
abstract: The serum levels of apolipoprotein B, C-II and the ratio of apolipoprotein B/A-I were found to be significantly higher in multiinfarct dementia than in dementia of the Alzheimer type. The high serum levels of apolipoprotein B, C-II and the high ratio of apolipoprotein B/A-I may cause multiinfarct dementia. The large difference between the groups suggests that the serum levels of apolipoprotein B, C-II and the ratio of apolipoprotein B/A-I may be useful in differential diagnosis of these two kinds of dementia.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Neurological Sciences, Tottori University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urakami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Awaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001053:Apolipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D015161:Dementia, Multi-Infarct / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001053:Apolipoproteins