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Electrical brain activity measured by topographical EEG and evoked potential (EP) recording was analyzed in 33 patients (suffering from dementia of Alzheimer type (10 DAT), parkinsons disease (13 PD) and depression (10 MDD) and 20 controls. P 300 in EP and four frequency bands in EEG (delta 0–3.5 Hz, theta 4–7.5 Hz, alpha 8–11.5 Hz, beta 12–15.5 Hz) were evaluated with statistical probability mapping.
In DAT delta and theta were increased, alpha was decelerated and beta diminished. The P 300 developed its maximum in frontal regions. In PD delta activity increased, theta activity decreased, alpha and beta showed no alteration. P 300 was not altered. In 5 patients with PD a dementive syndrom was observable. These patients showed the same alterations as the DAT group. However, beta did not change. No P 300 could be recorded. In MDD only alpha activity was decelerated. P 300 was not altered.
The results indicate, that topographical EEG and EP analysis is capable to distinguish between all groups investigated. Differences in P 300 topography may reflect the pathoanatomical involvement of hippocampal circuits in dementia of Alzheimer type.
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Maurer, K., Ihl, R., Kuhn, W., Dierks, T. (1989). Brain mapping of EEG and evoked Potentials during physiological aging and in Parkinson’s disease, dementia and depression. In: Przuntek, H., Riederer, P. (eds) Early Diagnosis and Preventive Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease. Key Topics in Brain Research. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-8994-8_14
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