Essential polyunsaturated fatty acids and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

  • 松岡, 理 (Principal Investigator)
  • 住吉, 太幹 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha))
  • 鈴木, 道雄 (Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha))
  • 松井, 三枝 (Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha))

Project Details

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine whether essential polyunsaturated fatty acids levels in the erythrocyte membrane correlate with severity of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, as well as cognitive function, in subject with Alzheimer's disease. Abnormal phospholipids metabolism provided a biological basis for BPSD and cognitive impairments.
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date2009/01/01 → 2011/12/31

Funding

  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: ¥4,550,000.00

Keywords

  • 老年精神医学
  • 認知症
  • 周辺症状
  • 脂肪酸
  • 脳形態
  • 予防

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