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Computed Tomography in the Elderly: 1. the Normal Population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Robin J. Jacoby ,
Raymond Levy  and
John M. Dawson
Robin J. Jacoby
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals and the Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
Raymond Levy
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals and the Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
John M. Dawson
Affiliation:
The Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals and the Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF
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Summary

Computed tomographic (CT) and brief psychometric findings on 50 psychiatrically and neurologically healthy community residents over 60 years old are presented. The need for normative CT data is emphasized, and the methodological problems in obtaining them are discussed. Measures of ventricular size were generally found to be greater than those reported by other workers, and variation with age was also found to be less marked than hitherto reported. A reciprocal relationship was found between a global rating of cortical atrophy and a test of memory and orientation. This communication forms the basis for comparison with groups of psychiatric patients to be presented in subsequent articles.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 3 , March 1980 , pp. 249 - 255
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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