Imaging Care Requirements: Use of Functional Neuroimaging to Predict Dementia Caregiver Burden

Conclusion: Caregiver burden is strongly related to the extent of frontal or right-predominant parietal or temporal lobe dysfunction. Regional abnormality on perfusion imaging can be used to facilitate identification of individuals who are likely to create a high burden on caregivers.Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2018;8:180 –189
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research