1987
Olfactory Recognition: Differential Impairments in Early and Late Huntington's and Alzheimer's Diseases
Moberg P, Pearlson G, Speedie L, Lipsey J, Strauss M, Folstein S. Olfactory Recognition: Differential Impairments in Early and Late Huntington's and Alzheimer's Diseases. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Neuropsychology 1987, 9: 650-664. PMID: 2961789, DOI: 10.1080/01688638708405208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuntington's diseaseOverall patient groupOlfactory brain regionsPatient groupAlzheimer groupSenile dementiaAlzheimer typeNormal controlsDisease processPatientsAlzheimer's diseaseBrain regionsCognitive deficitsHuntington's patientsGlobal impairmentDiseaseOlfactory discriminationOlfactory paradigmVisual performanceDifferential impairmentImpairmentDeficitsGroupOlfactory recognitionDementia
1986
Normal Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and Senile Dementia: Aspects on Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment
PEARLSON G. Normal Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, and Senile Dementia: Aspects on Etiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1986, 143: 1302-1302. DOI: 10.1176/ajp.143.10.1302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral ventricular size and cerebrospinal fluid acetylcholinesterase levels in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type
Pearlson G, Tune L. Cerebral ventricular size and cerebrospinal fluid acetylcholinesterase levels in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type. Psychiatry Research 1986, 17: 23-29. PMID: 3484831, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(86)90038-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricle-brain ratioMini-Mental State ExaminationSenile dementiaComputed tomographyAlzheimer typeCerebrospinal fluid acetylcholinesterase activityLateral ventricle-brain ratiosCerebral ventricular sizeDuration of illnessAChE activityCSF AChE activityDegree of dementiaCerebral atrophyVentricular sizeCT scanDilutional effectState ExaminationCognitive impairmentAcetylcholinesterase levelsRadioenzymatic assayDementiaAcetylcholinesterase activityLaboratory dataPatientsSignificant correlation