Visual hallucinations in Alzheimer's disease do not seem to be associated with chronic hypoperfusion of to visual processing areas V2 and V3 but may be associated with reduced cholinergic input to these areas

Visual hallucinations in Alzheimer's disease do not seem to be associated with chronic hypoperfusion of to visual processing areas V2 and V3 but may be associated with reduced cholinergic input to these areas

Abstract Background Up to 20% of patients with AD experience hallucinations. The pathological substrate is not known. Visual hallucinations (VH) are more common in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). In autopsy studies, up to 60% of patients with AD have concomitant Lewy body pathology. Decreased perfu...

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Main Authors: Lindsey Isla Sinclair, Amit Kumar, Taher Darreh-Shori, Seth Love
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
Visual hallucinations
Vascular endothelial growth factor
Myelin-associated glycoprotein
PLP1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-019-0519-7

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