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Repetitive questioning behavior in Alzheimer's disease: relationship to regional cerebral blood flow.
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PMID:  20971619     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Repetitive questioning is among the most common and burdensome of the behavioral and psychological symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Regardless of the clinical significance of the repetitive questioning, the neural substrates involved remain unclear. Fifty-eight consecutive patients with AD participated in this study. The score of repetitive questioning behavior was evaluated by multiplying the severity by the frequency of the behavior. They underwent brain SPECT with (99m)Tc-ethylcysteinate dimer. Scores of repetitive questioning behavior had a significant positive correlation with regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the bilateral pericallosal regions. After removing the effect of memory test scores, we found a significant positive correlation of scores of repetitive questioning behavior to rCBF in the left pericallosal region. The pericallosal region includes the upper precuneus, cingulate, and posterior cingulate cortices on 3DSRT. Repetitive questioning behavior among AD patients might be a manifestation of mental state associated with a relative increase or preservation of rCBF in the left pericallosal region.
Authors:
Yuki Kishimoto; Seishi Terada; Shuhei Sato; Hidenori Yoshida; Hajime Honda; Naoya Takeda; Etsuko Oshima; Takeshi Ishihara; Shigetoshi Kuroda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-10-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychiatry research     Volume:  184     ISSN:  0165-1781     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychiatry Res     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7911385     Medline TA:  Psychiatry Res     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  151-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
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