This truly is a big deal. The accuracy of the clinical and MRI diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, even by experienced specialists, is no better than 80%. Disorders that can be mistaken for Alzheimer’s are many, especially vascular (strokes), Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal degeneration. PET scans (expensive) and spinal fluid analysis (invasive) detect amyloid and tau deposition in… Read more »
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