Alzheimer's disease CT scan
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Criteria for CT scan diagnosis of Alzheimer disease includes diffuse cerebral atrophy with enlargement of the cortical sulci and increased size of the ventricles.
CT scan
- CT scan of the brain may be helpful in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Findings on CT scan are suggestive of Alzheimer's disease include:[1] [2]
- Enlargement of cerebral sulci
- Loss of gyral volume
- Enlargement of the third and lateral ventricles
- Cerebral atrophy
References
- ↑ Cuttler JM, Moore ER, Hosfeld VD, Nadolski DL (2016). "Treatment of Alzheimer Disease With CT Scans: A Case Report". Dose Response. 14 (2): 1559325816640073. doi:10.1177/1559325816640073. PMC 4826954. PMID 27103883.
- ↑ Chiaravalloti A, Fiorentini A, Ursini F, Martorana A, Koch G, Belli L; et al. (2016). "Is cerebral glucose metabolism related to blood-brain barrier dysfunction and intrathecal IgG synthesis in Alzheimer disease?: A 18F-FDG PET/CT study". Medicine (Baltimore). 95 (37): e4206. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000004206. PMC 5402543. PMID /27631200 Check
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