Visual form of Alzheimer's disease and its response to anticholinesterase therapy.
In a 60-year-old woman with the visual variant of Alzheimer's disease, single photon emission computed tomography abnormalities were most marked in the parieto-occipital regions of the brain. After treatment with donepezil, improvement is noted on neuropsychological testing and on brain SPECT, including increased perfusion (metabolism) in the occipital lobes.
Department of Neurology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
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D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077265:Donepezil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007189:Indans / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D007189:Indans; D010880:Piperidines; D000077265:Donepezil