Regional cerebral blood flow asymmetries in a group of 189 normal subjects at rest
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Summary, in English
Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) asymmetries were studied in 189 subjects (96 males and 93 females) at rest with the 133Xenon inhalation method using a fixed detector system. rCBF asymmetries in the resting condition were very small, nevertheless a significant (p less than 0.001) effect for their topographical distribution was present, reflecting higher rCBF in the right fronto-temporal and left parieto-occipital regions. rCBF asymmetries were not correlated with age, and there were no significant differences between males and females. Asymmetries are therefore useful from a statistical point of view in detecting rCBF abnormalities in the resting condition: they are more stable than absolute values in normal subjects and no matching according to age or sex is required when statistical comparisons are performed.
Publishing year
1991
Language
English
Pages
57-63
Publication/Series
Brain Topography
Volume
4
Issue
1
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Springer
Topic
- Medical and Health Sciences
Status
Published
Research group
- Clinical Memory Research