Dementtia and apoptotic marker soluble CD 95

The study was done on 40 patients suffering from dementia diagnosed according to the criteria of DSMIV and two control groups one with 15 cases [normal subjects] and the other with 13 cases with chronic cerebrovascular stroke matched for age and sex All cases were subjected to full neuropsychiatric history and examination, psychometric studies including the Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] and the Cambridge Assessment Cognitive functions [CAMCOG] both with the arabic version to obtain a coagnitive profile for the patients, complete laboratory investigations, CT scan brain and estimation of the serum level of soluble Fas by ELISA technique