Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 396-403 , August 2005

Brain 3D-SSP SPECT analysis in dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease with and without dementia, and Alzheimer's disease

  • Yasunori Mito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital,1-1, Akebono, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-8530, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 166 22 8111; fax: +81 166 22 5108.
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  • Kazuto Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital,1-1, Akebono, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-8530, Japan
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  • Ichiro Yabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Kenichi Makino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Makoto Hirotani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Asahikawa Red Cross Hospital,1-1, Akebono, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-8530, Japan
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  • Kunio Tashiro

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychological Science, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Seiji Kikuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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  • Hidenao Sasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Received 13 September 2004 ,Revised 22 November 2004 ,Accepted 10 December 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.12.005

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 107, Issue 5 , Pages 396-403 , August 2005

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