Positron emission tomography studies of normal aging: a replication of PET III and 18-FDG using PET VI and 11-CDG.

Publication Type	Academic Article
Authors	de Leon M, George A, Tomanelli J, Christman D, Kluger A, Miller J, Ferris S, Fowler J, Brodie J, van Gelder P
Journal	Neurobiol Aging
Volume	8
Issue	4
Pagination	319-23
Date Published	01/01/1987
ISSN	0197-4580
Keywords	Aging, Brain, Glucose, Tomography, Emission-Computed
Abstract	Using PET VI and 11-CDG we replicated our earlier PET III and 18-FDG normal aging findings. Examination of young and old normal volunteers revealed the absence of any absolute regional age-related changes in glucose utilization. For the combined sample (N = 81) we did find evidence to suggest a relative hypofrontal change with increasing age. A strong relationship between age and ventricular size (CT) was also found. These findings suggest the preserved glucose metabolism of the resting aging brain in the presence of structural atrophic changes.
DOI	10.1016/0197-4580(87)90070-4
PubMed ID	3498127