title: CSF GABA in caregiver spouses of Alzheimer patients.
abstract: The authors studied CSF gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in 14 Alzheimer patients and nine age-matched normal subjects. The five normal subjects who were wives of the demented patients had higher CSF GABA concentrations than the four normal subjects without demented spouses.
authors.affiliation: Lafayette Clinic, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pomara
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Deptula
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Galloway
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: LeWitt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stanley
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003704:Dementia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
chemical_list: D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid