TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Divided attention and metabolic brain dysfunction in mild dementia of the Alzheimer's type
JO  - Neuropsychologia
A1  - Nestor, P. G.
A1  - Parasuraman, Raja
A1  - Haxby, J. V.
A1  - Grady, Cheryl L.
SP  - 379
EP  - 387
VL  - 29
IS  - 5
N2  - The relationship between reaction time (RT) measures under single-task and dual-task conditions and resting levels of brain metabolism, as measured by positron emission tomography (PET), was examined in patients with mild dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) and age- and educationally-matched controls. Slowing of RT in dual-task but not single-task conditions correlated with reductions in brain metabolism in right premotor and right parietal association areas only for the mild DAT patients. The results suggest a relation between divided attention deficits and metabolic dysfunction of right frontal and parietal lobes in mild DAT patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0028-3932
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -