• Objectives.—To study the ability of magnetic resonance imaging to measure the volume of
the amygdala and detect amygdala atrophy in patients with early Alzheimer's disease.
Design.—Prospective case-control study and" blind" measurements. Setting.—Subjects
were ambulatory outpatients selected from an institutional practice in Paris, France. Patients.—
We studied 11 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease according to National Institute of
Neurologic and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related …