 newsgroup sci med path edu!crabappl edu!bb3 andrew edu!new sei edu!ci ohio-state edu!zaphod mp ohio-state edu!howland reston an net!noc net!uunet!uunet ca!canrem!dosgat!dosgat! nigel allen canrem from nigel allen subject new method for diagnos alzheim's diseas discov messag-id 1993apr27 4274 32974 dosgat repli-to nigel allen organ canada remot system distribut sci date 27 apr 93 19 37 52 est line 113 here press releas huntington medic research institut new method for diagnos alzheim's diseas discov huntington medic research institut result be report to nation desk health writer contact john lockhart belinda gerber 310-444-7000 800-522-8877 huntington medic research institut lo angel april 28 -- a method diagnos measur chemic imbal brain lead alzheim's diseas dementia discov research huntington medic research institut hmri pasadena calif result report mai issu scientif journal radiolog us advanc form magnet reson imag mri call magnet reson spectroscopi mr team led brian d ross m d d phil conduct studi 21 elderli patient believ suffer form dementia the exam standard mri equip fit special softwar develop hmri call clinic proton mr clinic proton mr easili appli doctor confirmatori diagnos 30 minut an autom version clinic proton mr call proton brain examin probe reduc examin time provid confirmatori diagnos 10 minut by comparison current standard care test alzheim's diseas call lengthi memori function neuropsycholog test upset patient definit confirm autopsi in addit alzheim's diseas clinic proton mr exam applic diagnos dementia includ aid-relat dementia parkinson's diseas huntington's diseas we've develop simpl test administ inexpens exist mri equip fit mr probe softwar dr ross ad help physician diagnos alzheim's earlier interven therapeut progress diseas damag delic inner work brain dr ross hmri team measur famili chemic brain inositol myo-inositol mi act marker studi in comparison healthi patient diagnos alzheim's 22 percent increas mi level chemic call n-acetylaspart naa lower indic loss brain-stimul neuron believ associ progress diseas current drug therapi alzheim's diseas consid inadequ thi attribut dr ross believ theori alzheim's caus interrupt transmiss chemic acetylcholin nerv cell thi belief adher 15 year consequ drug treat alzheim's base chang receptor acetylcholin physician real test differenti alzheim's dementia provid patient famili firm diagnosi monitor futur treatment protocol treatment diseas for reason consid test major advanc medicin bruce miller m d neurologist harbor-ucla mr research co-author studi other member hmri team includ rex a moat ph d truda shonk b s thoma ernst ph d suzann woollei r n the probe softwar fit 1 200 gener electr mri unit current unit state configur manufactur' mri unit for interview dr ross advanc copi radiolog mai issu contact john lockhart belinda gerber hmri 310-444-7000 800-522-8877 q a alzheim's diseas what alzheim's diseas caus? alzheim's diseas ad incur degen diseas brain describ 1906 german neuropathologist aloi alzheim as diseas progress lead loss memori mental function chang person loss control bodili function eventu death how peopl affect? alzheim's diseas estim 4 adult unit state fourth lead death 100 000 live year while alzheim's debilit victim equal devast emotion financi patient' famili ad common dementia adult symptom worsen year death occur 10 year initi onset what sign symptom? although ad risk factor identifi advanc ag genet predisposit the risk develop ad percent ag 50 yar increas steepli success decad life reach 30 percent ag 90 in patient famili ad famili rel 50 percent chanc develop ad on symptom sever forget caus short-term memori loss dr herman weinreb school medicin new york univers forget seriou symptom matter degre suggest criteria -- forget infrequ normal -- forget love seriou -- forget left normal -- forget seriou doctor peopl sever symptom evalu order rule alzheim's diseas form dementia -30- -- canada remot system - toronto ontario 416-629-7000 629-7044 