Table 5

SPECT findings (mean (SD))

AD without LA groupAD with LA group
Frontal inferior * 74.7 (10.1)70.3 (11.3)
Frontal superior * 80.0 (10.2)72.5 (9.1)
Temporal inferior77.5 (8.4)79.0 (6.2)
Temporal superior78.7 (9.5)80.1 (6.3)
Parietal77.9 (9.8)78.6 (6.9)
Basal ganglia * 85.7 (8.1)80.3 (6.3)
Thalamus* 79.7 (7.2)75.0 (5.17)
  • AD=Alzheimer’s disease; LA=leukoaraiosis. *P<0.05. Numbers are proportional measures relative to the cerebellum × 100.