University of Kuopio Series of Reports Department of Neurology No. 37 MRI of Hippocampus in Incipient Alzheimer's Disease By Mikko Laakso 1996 KUOPION YLIOPISTO UNIVERSITY OF KUOPIO Neurologian klinikan julkaisusarja, No 37, 1996 Series of Reports, Department of Neurology MIKKO LAAKSO MRI OF HIPPOCAMPUS IN INCIPIENT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Academic Dissertation To be presented with the assent of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kuopio for public examination in Auditorium L1 of the Canthia Building of the University of Kuopio, on Saturday May 4, 1996, at noon. Departments of Neurology and Radiology University of Kuopio Kuopio 1996 Author's address and distribution: Department of Neurology University of Kuopio P.O.Box 1627 70211 Kuopio FINLAND Tel. +358 - 17 - 261 69 68 (Home) Fax +358 - 17 - 17 30 19 E-mail: mikko.laakso@uku.fi URL of the thesis: http://www.uku.fi/laitokset/neuro/37the.htm URL of the UKU Neuroscience main page: http://www.uku.fi/laitokset/neuro/ Supervisors: Professor Hilkka Soininen M.D., Ph.D. Department of Neurology University of Kuopio Page 1 of 61 MRI of Hippocampus in Incipient Alzheimer's Disease