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Newest in this topic

  1. Frontal variant of Alzheimer's disease with asymmetric presentation mimicking frontotemporal dementia: Case report and literature review 2020-01-27
  2. Slowly progressive behavioral frontotemporal dementia with C9orf72 mutation. Case report and review of the literature 2018-01-22
  3. Does CSF p-tau181 help to discriminate Alzheimer's disease from other dementias and mild cognitive impairment? A meta-analysis of the literature 2014-05-10

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2014 to 2020

Top journals

  • Brain and behavior 1
  • Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 1
  • Neurocase 1

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  1. Frontal variant of Alzheimer's disease with asymmetric presentation mimicking frontotemporal dementia: Case report and literature review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 47 out of 100. Brain and behavior 2020-01-27 Biomarkers

    Our results with asymmetrical presentations extend current knowledge about this rare AD variant.

  2. Slowly progressive behavioral frontotemporal dementia with C9orf72 mutation. Case report and review of the literature

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Neurocase 2018-01-22 Biomarkers

    We present a 86-year-old woman without relevant medical history and two brothers who died by dementia, who started at 55 years with depression and personality changes with ongoing worsening (>30 years) and functional decline.

  3. Does CSF p-tau181 help to discriminate Alzheimer's disease from other dementias and mild cognitive impairment? A meta-analysis of the literature

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 64 out of 100. Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2014-05-10 Biomarkers

    To evaluate the clinical importance of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181) in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other dementias, more specifically: frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), vascular dementia (VaD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) with dementia (PDD).

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