Abstract
Alzheimers disease is diagnosed by postmortem detection of pathological lesions that accumulate in specific brain regions. Although the presence of both β-amyloid plaques and tau-bearing neurofibrillary lesions defines Alzheimers disease, the distribution of neurofibrillary lesions alone correlates strongly with neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. A whole-brain imaging test capable of detecting these lesions in premortem cases could have great potential for staging and differentially diagnosing Alzheimers disease. Here we discuss the challenges in developing a whole-brain imaging approach for detection of this intracellular target.
Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, tau, neurofibrillary tangle, paired helical filaments
Current Alzheimer Research
Title: Imaging as a Strategy for Premortem Diagnosis and Staging of Tauopathies
Volume: 7 Issue: 3
Author(s): S. Kim, J.R. Jensen, K. Cisek, K.E. Funk, S. Naphade, K. Schafer and J. Kuret
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Keywords: Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, tau, neurofibrillary tangle, paired helical filaments
Abstract: Alzheimers disease is diagnosed by postmortem detection of pathological lesions that accumulate in specific brain regions. Although the presence of both β-amyloid plaques and tau-bearing neurofibrillary lesions defines Alzheimers disease, the distribution of neurofibrillary lesions alone correlates strongly with neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. A whole-brain imaging test capable of detecting these lesions in premortem cases could have great potential for staging and differentially diagnosing Alzheimers disease. Here we discuss the challenges in developing a whole-brain imaging approach for detection of this intracellular target.
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Kim S., Jensen J.R., Cisek K., Funk K.E., Naphade S., Schafer K. and Kuret J., Imaging as a Strategy for Premortem Diagnosis and Staging of Tauopathies, Current Alzheimer Research 2010; 7 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720510791050894
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156720510791050894 |
Print ISSN 1567-2050 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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