Anri Inaki
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa,
Japan
Research Article
Altered Regional CBF Correlates with Repeatable Battery for the
Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) Profile in the Patients
with Memory Lapse
Author(s): Anri Inaki, Nozomi Funaki, Tetsumori Yamashima, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Junichi Taki, Yoshio Minabe and Seigo KinuyaAnri Inaki, Nozomi Funaki, Tetsumori Yamashima, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Junichi Taki, Yoshio Minabe and Seigo Kinuya
Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) has been used for the detection of Alzheimer’s disease, because its diagnostic value is not widely accepted due to lack of supportive imaging data. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the validity of RBANS by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to evaluate regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). Methods: We enrolled 87 subjects with complaints of memory impairment who underwent both RBANS and SPECT. The RBANS scores were assessed, correlating with the decrease of rCBF in the crucial areas. Results: Linear regression analysis showed a significant positive correlation between the total and delayed memory scores of RBANS and the rCBF of the posterior cingulate gyrus and the precuneus. In the 2-sample t-test, the rCBF of the posterior cingulate gyrus in the patients with a total RBANS scor.. View More»
