title: Platelet monoamine oxidase B activity and vitamin B12 in dementia.
abstract: The activity of platelet monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) was highly correlated with the severity of dementia in 39 patients suffering from probable dementia of the Alzheimer type and in 18 age-matched controls. There was no association between a low vitamin B12 level and high MAO-B activity in our sample of patients, who are living in a geriatric hospital where the balanced nutrition of inpatients is controlled by diet assistants.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Clinic, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Götz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ellinger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Streifler
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riederer
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Danielczyk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood*; D012016:Reference Values; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D014805:Vitamin B 12