Under normal physiological conditions the brain primarily utilizes glucose for ATP
generation. However, in situations where glucose is sparse, eg, during prolonged fasting …

The authors describe the development of a four-dimensional atlas and reference system that
includes both macroscopic and microscopic information on structure and function of the …

• Twenty-four patients of comparable age, blood pressure, and degree of dementia were
classified by an" Ischemic Score" based on clinical features into" multi-infarct" and" primary …

Converging evidence indicates that a profound reorganization of human brain function takes
place during adolescence: the amount of deep sleep and the rate of brain metabolism fall …

The typical, insidious, slowly progressive dementia of old age (primary senile dementia) is
not due to atherosclerosis. Most cases show Alzheimer-like degeneration of the brain at …

D2 dopamine and S2 serotonin receptors were imaged and measured in healthy human
subjects by positron emission tomography after intravenous injection of 11C-labeled 3-N …

Four of five nights of uninterrupted recording of EEG and rapid eye-movement (EM) were
obtained in fifteen young normal (YN), fifteen aged normal (AN) and fifteen chronic brain …

Patterns of local cerebral glucose utilization were measured with positron emission
computed tomography using the 18F‐fluorodeoxyglucose method in 13 patients with …

In this study the positron emission tomographic (PET)-18F-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose
(FDG) technique was used to study both normal aging and senile dementia. The results …

Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by the 133Xenon inhalation method in a
selected group of 44 normal non-hospitalized, normotensive subjects aged 19 to 79 years …