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Imaging apathy in Alzheimer's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2013

Sergio E. Starkstein*
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Email: sergio.starkstein@uwa.edu.au

Extract

Theleritis and co-workers should be commended for producing the most comprehensive review on the neuroimaging correlates of apathy in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The authors assessed studies using different imaging modalities such as structural neuroimaging with three-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), single photon emission tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET). This scholarly review will be an excellent resource for future publications on neuroimaging in apathy.

Type
Commentary Paper of the Month
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2013 

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References

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