Disproportionate Loss of Noradrenergic and Cholinergic Neurons as Cause of Depression
in Alzheimer's Disease - A Hypothesis
Depressive Störungen bei der Alzheimer Demenz: Veränderungen in aminergen und cholinergen
KerngebietenH. Förstl1
, R. Levy2
, A. Burns3
, P. Luthert4
, N. Cairns5
1Central Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Mannheim, Germany
2Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England
3School of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Withington Hospital, University of
Manchester
4Department of Neuropathology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England
5MRC Alzheimer's Disease Brain Bank, Institute of Psychiatry, London, England