FDG-PET improves accuracy in distinguishing frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease

L. Foster, Norman; L. Heidebrink, Judith; M. Clark, Christopher; J. Jagust, William; E. Arnold, Steven; R. Barbas, Nancy; S. DeCarli, C.; Scott Turner, Raymond; A. Koeppe, Robert; Higdon, Roger; Minoshima, Satoshi

doi:10.1093/brain/awm177

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FDG-PET improves accuracy in distinguishing frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Published in Brain • Aug 18, 2007

Authors:

Norman L. Foster

Judith L. Heidebrink

Christopher M. Clark

Abstract

Distinguishing Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) currently relies on a clinical history and examination, but positron emission tomography with [(18)F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) shows different patterns of hypometabolism in these disorders that might aid differential diagn...

Subject

Frontotemporal dementia

Dementia

Positron emission tomography

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