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CSF biomarkers and the diagnosis of variant forms of Alzheimer's disease
Author(s) -
Wojtowicz Alex,
Schott Jonathan M,
Larner Andrew J
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.465
Subject(s) - neuroimaging , medicine , disease , corticobasal degeneration , differential diagnosis , cerebrospinal fluid , modalities , pathology , progressive supranuclear palsy , psychiatry , social science , sociology
The differential diagnosis of progressive neurodegenerative disorders may sometimes be challenging, despite longitudinal assessment and access to traditional modalities of structural and functional neuroimaging. In this article, the authors describe a patient tentatively diagnosed with corticobasal syndrome in whom investigation with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers led to diagnostic revision and new therapeutic options.