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Differentiation of the Dementias of Old Age by Ultrasonic Doppler Flowmetry: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Cole M.,
Kraehenbuhl B.,
Richard J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1977.tb00644.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , vascular dementia , cardiology , doppler ultrasound , disease
At the Bel‐Air Psychiatric Clinic, Geneva, Switzerland, the technique of ultrasonic Doppler flowmetry was used to examine the internal carotid arteries of 30 aged patients — 10 with cerebral degenerative dementia, 10 with cerebrovascular dementia, and 10 without dementia. An index of cerebrovascular resistance was calculated. Apparently this index can distinguish a group of vascular dementias from a group of degenerative dementias.