2002
Computed Tomography (CT)
Burns A, Pearlson G. Computed Tomography (CT). 2002, 351-354. DOI: 10.1002/0470846410.ch63.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputed tomographyCT scanLate-onset schizophreniaNormal pressure hydrocephalusPresence of dementiaTypes of dementiaSequential CT scansOld age psychiatryComputed tomography scanningSingle photon emissionCT scan analysisCerebral atrophyCerebral changesCortical atrophyPressure hydrocephalusIntracranial haematomaVascular lesionsDementia syndromesDifferential diagnosisOnset schizophreniaIndividual patientsTreatment resistanceTemporal lobeNon-invasive techniqueAlzheimer's disease
1986
Cerebral 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