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TitleDiagnosing Dementia in the Clinical Setting: Can Amyloid PET Provide Additional Value Over Cerebrospinal Fluid?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2016
AuthorsWeston, PSJ, Paterson, RW, Dickson, J, Barnes, A, Bomanji, JB, Kayani, I, Lunn, MP, Mummery, CJ, Warren, JD, Rossor, MN, Fox, NC, Zetterberg, H, Schott, JM
JournalJ Alzheimers Dis
Volume54
Issue4
Pagination1297-1302
Date Published2016 Oct 18
ISSN1875-8908
Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) measures of amyloid and tau are the first-line Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in many clinical centers. We assessed if and when the addition of amyloid PET following CSF measurements provides added diagnostic value. Twenty patients from a cognitive clinic, who had undergone detailed assessment including CSF measures, went on to have amyloid PET. The treating neurologist's working diagnosis, and degree of diagnostic certainty, was assessed both before and after the PET. Amyloid PET changed the diagnosis in 7/20 cases. Amyloid PET can provide added diagnostic value, particularly in young-onset, atypical dementias, where CSF results are borderline and diagnostic uncertainty remains.

DOI10.3233/JAD-160302
Alternate JournalJ. Alzheimers Dis.
PubMed ID27567830
PubMed Central IDPMC5181662
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