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Do white matter changes on MRI and CT differentiate vascular dementia from Alzheimer's disease?

Timo Erkinjuntti, Leena Ketonen, Raimo Sulkava, J Sipponen, M. Vuorialho, M Iivanainen

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 1987 · 197 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

MRI showed white matter changes in all 29 patients with vascular dementia and in eight out of 22 patients with Alzheimer's disease. The corresponding figures for CT were 26 and 1, respectively. White matter changes are therefore a useful diagnostic aid in the differential diagnosis between vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

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