Open AccessQuantified Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumes Differentiate Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia from Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Somayeh Meysami,
Cyrus A. Raji,
Mario F. Mendez
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of alzheimer's disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.677
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1875-8908
pISSN - 1387-2877
DOI - 10.3233/jad-215667
Subject(s) - frontotemporal dementia , magnetic resonance imaging , receiver operating characteristic , dementia , psychology , temporal lobe , medicine , neuroscience , audiology , disease , radiology , epilepsy
The differentiation of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) from early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD) by clinical criteria can be inaccurate. The volumetric quantification of clinically available magnetic resonance (MR) brain scans may facilitate early diagnosis of these neurodegenerative dementias.