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2. Brain positron emission tomography - Wikipedia

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   PET scanning is also used for diagnosis of brain disease, most notably because brain tumors, strokes, and neurondegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease) all cause great changes in brain metabolism, which in turn causes detectable changes in PET scans. PET is probably most useful in early cases of certain ...

3. Frontotemporal dementia - Wikipedia

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   Frontotemporal dementia; Brain MRI of a 65-year ... as the PET scan in Alzheimer's disease classically ... is a psychological test intended to simulate real-life ...

4. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. [2] It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2] [15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1]

5. US removes coverage curb on PET scans for Alzheimer's ... - AOL

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   “Amyloid PET scans are a proven tool and can be an important part of Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment,” Maria Carrillo, chief science officer of the Alzheimer’s Association, said in a ...

6. Positron emission tomography - Wikipedia

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   PET imaging with FDG takes advantage of the fact that the brain is normally a rapid user of glucose. Standard FDG PET of the brain measures regional glucose use and can be used in neuropathological diagnosis. Brain pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) greatly decrease brain metabolism of both glucose and oxygen in tandem. Therefore FDG ...

7. Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy

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   This is in contrast to Alzheimer's disease pathology, which tends to level off and perhaps decrease in prevalence among persons beyond age 85 years. [1] LATE is often comorbid with (i.e., occurs in the same brain as) other pathologic changes that are also associated with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease and cerebrovascular disease(s). [7 ...