Positron Emission Tomography in Evaluation of Dementia

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Authors

Daniel Silverman · University of California, Los Angeles

Gary W. Small · University of California, Los Angeles

Carol Y Chang · University of California, Los Angeles

Carolyn S. Lu · University of California, Los Angeles

Michelle A. Kung de Aburto · University of California, Los Angeles

Wei Chen · University of California, Los Angeles

Johannes Czernin

Abstract

In patients presenting with cognitive symptoms of dementia, regional brain metabolism was a sensitive indicator of AD and of neurodegenerative disease in general. A negative PET scan indicated that pathologic progression of cognitive impairment during the mean 3-year follow-up was unlikely to occur.

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Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Alzheimer's disease research and treatments S100 Proteins and Annexins

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Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 286, Issue 17, pp. 2120-2120

DOI: 10.1001/jama.286.17.2120

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