Book chapter
Current and developing methods for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Diabetes, Genetics, Hormones, and Lifestyle, pp.43-87
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2019
Abstract
Although Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, a definite diagnosis of AD normally requires post‐mortem examination. Without specialised brain scans and other tests that are currently only used for clinical research purposes, the many diagnostic tests that are presently available only result in a diagnosis of ‘probable’ AD. These diagnostic tests are also very time‐consuming. This chapter briefly describes the classical post‐mortem findings in an AD brain, then discusses the wide variety of current neuropsychological tests, followed by current and developing imaging and biomarker‐based clinical diagnostic methods.
Details
- Title
- Current and developing methods for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
- Authors/Creators
- S.J. Fuller (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityN. Carrigan (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityH.R. Sohrabi (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan UniversityR.N. Martins (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
- Contributors
- R.N. Martins (Editor) - Edith Cowan UniversityC.S. Brennan (Editor)W.M.A.D.B. Fernando (Editor)M.A. Brennan (Editor)S.J. Fuller (Editor) - Edith Cowan University
- Publication Details
- Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Diabetes, Genetics, Hormones, and Lifestyle, pp.43-87
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991005546346007891
- Copyright
- © 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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