Brain Imaging in Differential Diagnosis of Dementia - Practical Neurology

Imaging biomarkers hold the promise of earlier diagnosis that may lead to more effective treatment.

Brain Imaging in Differential Diagnosis of Dementia Home Diseases & Diagnoses Imaging & Testing Back to Issue COVER FOCUS | JUN 2019 ISSUE Restart Program Play Program Media formats available: Text Download PDF Download Certificate View References Formats Choose a format Text Download PDF Introduction ß amyloid and phosphorylated tau proteins are pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that accumulate and spread predictably through distributed neural networks, causing progressive metabolic abnormalities, neuronal injury, and cellular death. Neuroimaging facilitates a detailed assessme

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