Basal forebrain atrophy correlates with amyloid β burden in Alzheimer's disease

The brains of patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease (AD) have three classical pathological hallmarks: amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques, tau tangles, and neurodegeneration, including that of cholinergic neurons of the basal forebrain. However the relationship between Aβ burden and basal forebrai...

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Main Authors: Georg M Kerbler, Jürgen Fripp, Christopher C Rowe, Victor L Villemagne, Olivier Salvado, Stephen Rose, Elizabeth J Coulson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:NeuroImage: Clinical
Subjects:
PET
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221315821400179X