Apathy in Alzheimer ’s Disease Correlates with the Dopamine Transporter Level in the Caudate Nuclei

Conclusion: The pathological basis of apathy might be the impairment of the dopaminergic nervous system. Further studies on more subjects with AD, healthy controls, and patients with PD and DLB are needed.Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra 2020;10:86 –93
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research