Cranial computerized tomography in senile dementia

Axial tomograpum (CAT), of 59 patients with dementia and 102 controls suffering from headaches and dizziness were examined. The CAT was normal in 13 demented patients (22%) and in 37 controls (36,3%), and revealed enlarged spaces of the CSF in 46 anoic patients (78%) and 65 controls (63.7%). Multiple areas of subnormal density were observed in 23 anoic patients (39%) and in 6 controls (5.9%). This indicates that the multi infarct syndrome is frequently associated with dementia, while the correlations between Hydrocephalus and dementia is weak.