EEG alpha reactivity and cholinergic system integrity in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

EEG alpha reactivity and cholinergic system integrity in Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s disease

Abstract Background Lewy body dementia (LBD), which includes dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease dementia (PDD), is characterised by marked deficits within the cholinergic system which are more severe than in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and are mainly caused by degeneration of the n...

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Main Authors: Julia Schumacher, Alan J. Thomas, Luis R. Peraza, Michael Firbank, Ruth Cromarty, Calum A. Hamilton, Paul C. Donaghy, John T. O’Brien, John-Paul Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Resting state EEG
Structural MRI
Dementia with Lewy bodies
Parkinson’s disease dementia
Nucleus basalis of Meynert
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-020-00613-6

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