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.
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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