Table 2 Changes in MRI volumetric outcome measures from baseline in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) in a 52-week, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of memantine on brain morphology and metabolism
Imaging endpointAssessmentnTotal groupnPlacebonMemantine
VolumetryBrain volume change (%)Week 2629−0.6 (1.69)15−0.8 (2.04)14−0.6 (1.23)
Week 5221−2.1 (2.01)12−2.0 (1.92)9−2.3 (2.22)
Hippocampal volume change (%)Week 2629−1.9 (2.82)15−2.4 (2.01)14−2.0 (2.70)
Week 5221−2.7 (3.64)12−4.0 (3.99)9−2.4 (2.81)
  • Numbers are mean (SD). Differences between treatment groups were non-significant based on analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).