Current and developing methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease

Stephanie J. Fuller; Nicholas Carrigan; Hamid R. Sohrabi; Ralph N. Martins

doi:10.1002/9781119356752.ch3

Current and developing methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease

Stephanie J. Fuller, Nicholas Carrigan, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Ralph N. Martins

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Abstract

Although Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly, a definite diagnosis of AD normally requires post-mortem examination. Without specialised brain scans and other tests that are currently only used for clinical research purposes, the many diagnostic tests that are presently available only result in a diagnosis of ‘probable’ AD. These diagnostic tests are also very time-consuming. This chapter briefly describes the classical post-mortem findings in an AD brain, then discusses the wide variety of current neuropsychological tests, followed by current and developing imaging and biomarker-based clinical diagnostic methods.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease
Subtitle of host publication	the role of diabetes, genetics, hormones, and lifestyle
Editors	Ralph N. Martins, Charles S. Brennan, W. M. A. D. Binosha Fernando, Margaret A. Brennan, Stephanie J. Fuller
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Wiley
Chapter	3
Pages	43-87
Number of pages	45
ISBN (Electronic)	9781119356752
ISBN (Print)	9781119356783
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119356752.ch3
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2019

Keywords

Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
Cognitive tests
Dementia
Magnetic resonance imaging
Neuroimaging
Post-mortem examination

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Fuller, S. J., Carrigan, N., Sohrabi, H. R., & Martins, R. N. (2019). Current and developing methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. In R. N. Martins, C. S. Brennan, W. M. A. D. B. Fernando, M. A. Brennan, & S. J. Fuller (Eds.), Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease: the role of diabetes, genetics, hormones, and lifestyle (pp. 43-87). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119356752.ch3

Fuller, Stephanie J. ; Carrigan, Nicholas ; Sohrabi, Hamid R. et al. / Current and developing methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. Neurodegeneration and Alzheimer’s disease: the role of diabetes, genetics, hormones, and lifestyle. editor / Ralph N. Martins ; Charles S. Brennan ; W. M. A. D. Binosha Fernando ; Margaret A. Brennan ; Stephanie J. Fuller. USA : Wiley, 2019. pp. 43-87

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