A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
This short review summarises the conclusions of two different series of studies set out to revise the 1984 National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke – Alzheimer’s disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s diseas...
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doaj-c8164c7b56244c2f95916bdaead60f892020-11-25T01:00:53ZengEuropean Medical JournalEuropean Medical Journal Neurology2054-45292013-07-01218794A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s DiseaseAntonio Tartaglione0Massimo Del Sette1Department of Neurology, Ospedale S. Andrea, La Spezia, Italy. Laboratorio della Memoria, RSA Felicia, La Spezia, ItalyDepartment of Neurology, Ospedale S. Andrea, La Spezia, ItalyThis short review summarises the conclusions of two different series of studies set out to revise the 1984 National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke – Alzheimer’s disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The role of AD-pathology (AD-P), the characteristics of AD clinical expression, and the importance of positivity of biomarkers are concisely surveyed, and the diverging position of different research groups in reference to predementia AD are outlined. The importance of other factors such as age, inflammatory changes, and vascular pathology, which can variably interact with the main feature of AD, is signalled and some clinical questions are raised.http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/A-Note-On-Changing-Approach-To-Diagnosis-Of-Alzheimer%E2%80%99s-Disease.pdfAlzheimer’s diseaseBiomarkersdementiaMild cognitive impairmentNeurodegeneration |
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A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease |
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A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease |
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A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease |
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A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease |
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A Note on Changing Approach to Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease |
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European Medical Journal |
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European Medical Journal Neurology |
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2054-4529 |
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This short review summarises the conclusions of two different series of studies set out to revise the 1984 National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke – Alzheimer’s disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA) criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The role of AD-pathology (AD-P), the characteristics of AD clinical expression, and the importance of positivity of biomarkers are concisely surveyed, and the diverging position of different research groups in reference to predementia AD are outlined. The importance of other factors such as age, inflammatory changes, and vascular pathology, which can variably interact with the main feature of AD, is signalled and some clinical questions are raised. |
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Alzheimer’s disease Biomarkers dementia Mild cognitive impairment Neurodegeneration |
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