Journal article
Reduced concentrations of arginine vasopressin and MHPG in lumbar CSF of patients with Korsakoff's psychosis
Abstract
The concentrations of arginine vasopressin (AVP), somatostatin (SS), and the primary brain metabolites of norepinephrine (MHPG), serotonin (5-HIAA), and dopamine (HVA) were measured in samples of lumbar CSF obtained from ten amnesics with Korsakoff's psychosis, four patients with a history of Korsakoff's psychosis who had recovered from the amnesic symptoms of this disease, and control subjects. Significant deficits were observed in the amnesic …
Authors
Mair RG; Langlais PJ; Mazurek MF; Beal MF; Martin JB; McEntee WJ
Journal
Life Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 25, pp. 2301–2306
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 1986
DOI
10.1016/0024-3205(86)90636-3
ISSN
0024-3205