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Cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological functioning in elderly vascular disease patients
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Cerebral blood flow and neuropsychological functioning in elderly vascular disease patients

David J Moser, Laura L Boles Ponto, Ivy N Miller, Susan K Schultz, Yusuf Menda, Stephan Arndt and Peggy C Nopoulos
Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, Vol.34(2), pp.220-225
02/01/2012
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.630653
PMCID: PMC3582376
PMID: 22149630

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Abstract

This study was designed to determine the relationships between positron emission tomography (PET)-based quantitative measures of cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reserve and neuropsychological functioning in elderly individuals with atherosclerotic vascular disease. It was hypothesized that cerebrovascular function would be significantly associated with neuropsychological functioning. Results showed that both baseline global cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reserve were significantly associated with global neuropsychological functioning, when controlling for age and sex. Cerebrovascular reserve was additionally associated with performance on measures of memory and attention. Additional research is needed to determine whether measures of cerebral blood flow can be used to predict cognitive decline.
Vascular disease Cognition Cerebral blood flow Vascular cognitive impairment Positron emission tomography

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