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Dementia
Vascular dementia linked with decreased hormone and neurotransmitter production
February 24th, 2005
Vascular dementia is linked with decreased production of certain hormones and neurotransmitters. According to published research from Netherlands, "Previously, alterations in neuronal metabolism were found in a number of brain areas of Alzheimer disease (AD) patients. In the present study we aimed at determining for the first time whether metabolic changes would also occur in vascular dementia (VD) patients in the supraoptic (SON), infundibular (INF), tuberomamillary (TMN), medial mamillary nuclei. vertical limb of the diagonal band of Broca (VDB), and nucleus basalis of Meynert." "The Golgi complex (GC) size, cell size. and vasopressin mRNA levels...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-24)
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