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Structural and functional neuroimaging methods in the diagnosis of dementias: A retrospective chart and brain imaging review.
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PMID:  21879994     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Objective: Assess the contribution of structural and functional neuroimaging methods to the diagnosis of dementia. Methods: This was a retrospective chart and imaging review. Participants were 24 inpatient dementia cases from a general hospital-based, university medical psychiatry unit. Data from clinical charts and imaging results were reviewed. Results: Most common initial diagnoses were dementia NOS and vascular dementia (VD); most common discharge diagnoses were VD, Alzheimer's, Dementia NOS and dementia with Lewy bodies. Most diagnostic changes occurred following family meetings or SPECT/PET, with fewer changes after CT/MRI. Conclusions: Diagnostic steps that contributed the most to the final diagnosis were the family meeting and the functional neuroimaging evaluation.
Authors:
Kaloyan Tanev; Marylin Sablosky; John Vento; Donal O'Hanlon
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-9-1
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurocase     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1465-3656     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
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Created Date:  2011-9-1     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  9511374     Medline TA:  Neurocase     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
a Department of Psychiatry , University of Connecticut Health Center , Farmington , CT , USA.
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