title: Vascular dementia and dementia of the Alzheimer type. Cognition, ventricular size, and leuko-araiosis.
abstract: Multi-infarct dementia (MID) and dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) were compared with regard to ventricular size and leuko-araiosis (LA) on computed tomographic scans. Ninety-seven percent of patients with MID and 55.5% of patients with DAT had evidence of LA. The severity of LA was scored with a 0 through 4 rating system, and LA was found to be significantly more severe in patients with MID than in patients with DAT. Patients with MID, but not those with DAT, exhibited correlations between enlargement of the third and lateral ventricles and severity of cognitive impairment.
authors.affiliation: Neurobehavior Unit, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center Brentwood Division, CA 90073.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aharon-Peretz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D003704:Dementia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed