Saturday, March 26, 2011

About Alzheimer's Disease: Looking at Plaques in our Brains

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From Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, your Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
Of all the advances in understanding Alzheimer's disease over the past 10 years, few have been more impressive than imaging of the amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. This week's newsletter takes a closer look at some of the advances in imaging that are changing the way Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed and treated.

Imaging Procedures in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
CT scans, MRI scans, and PET scans are the most common imaging studies used to help diagnosis Alzheimer's disease and other dementias... Read more

Pet Scans to Image Amyloid Plaques
Florbetapir is a PET scanning radiopharmaceutical compound that was created and tested as a diagnostic tool for Alzheimer's disease.... Read more

The New Perspective on Alzheimer's Diagnosis
One reason for the emphasis on imaging of amyloid plaques is the growing consensus that they actually begin accumulating in the brain decades before symptoms like memory loss and personality changes begin to display themselves.... Read more

Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
Drugs to slow or halt progression of Alzheimer's disease will likely be most effective in those people with the least amount of brain damage, so identifying people with preclinical Alzheimer's disease will likely be crucial in developing effective treatments....Read more

 


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