We have entered a new era of improved and emerging biologically-based diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and ...

Alzheimer’s disease experts have updated their diagnosis guidelines for the first time in more than 20 years, laying o ...

an increasing number have been undergoing head CT scans, as CT scanners have become more readily available and faster, thus better able to accommodate children. Unnecessary CT scans, however ...

An expert workgroup representing primary and specialty care has developed new guidelines for comprehensive evaluation of patients who may have cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer’s ...

Patients who arrive at hospital with a suspected stroke immediately undergo a CT brain scan, which doctors review to assess how dark the affected areas, or lesions, in the brain are. Darker ...

For Alzheimer ... brain tumors, and buildup of fluid in the brain need to be ruled out -- typically with brain imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT).

Alzheimer’s disease primarily affects people over the age of 65, but it’s never too early to be aware of the warning signs of this common brain disorder. And you may be able to detect them ...

Both beta amyloid plaques and tau tangles are early signs of the brain’s march toward a possible Alzheimer’s disease ... emission tomography, or PET, scans to verify the presence of amyloid ...

We have entered a new era of improved and emerging biologically-based diagnostic biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related neurodegenerative disorders (ADRD) that are rapidly impacting ...