In:
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 93, No. 6 ( 1993-06-01), p. 670-670
Abstract:
Neurologic and psychologic tests without brain tissue biopsy do not establish the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. This pilot study demonstrates significant increases in the activity of plasma glutamate dehydrogenase and the plasma concentrations of aspartate, glutamate, and a-ketoglutarate in nursing home residents with previously diagnosed Alzheimer's disease when compared with that in other nursing home residents without Aldzheimer's disease who had no complicating conditions. Plasma concentrations of -y-aminobutyric acid, glutamine, and activities of plasma glutamate decarboxylase, glutaminase, and glutamine synthetase were not significantly different in the two groups. A discriminant analysis number, based on the four significantly different compounds, is obtained that may be used as the basis for an inexpensive, noninvasive, and accurate screening test for Alzheimer's disease.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2702-3648
DOI:
10.7556/jaoa.1993.93.6.670
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
1993
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3045278-8
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