The patient was a 74 year old woman who was healthy and
took no medications She developed difficulty with recalling recent events,
names, and appointments. The family reported slow, gradual progression over 2
years. She was able to care for her ailing husband, and required only
occaisional assistance from family members in keeping track of financial
affairs. MR images show a mild degree of cerebral atrophy, as slight widening
of the hemispheric sulci, prominent in the parietal and perisylvian regions.
Perfusion SPECT is abnormal in a pattern consistent Alzheimer's disease:
temporo- parietal reductions in blood flow, as compared, for example, with
frontal regions.
