Dementia other imaging findings

Dementia Microchapters
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Overview
Classification
Causes Alzheimer's Disease Parkinson's Disease Binswanger's Disease Dementia with Lewy bodies Thiamine deficiency Vascular dementia Marijuana abuse AIDS Neurosyphilis Normal pressure hydrocephalus Vitamin B12 deficiency Vitamin B6 deficiency
Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Other imaging findings

Recently, the functional neuroimaging modalities ofSPECT and PET have shown quite similar ability to diagnose dementia as clinical exam (PMID 16785801). SPECT's ability to differentiate vascular type from Alzheimer disease types of dementias appears to be superior to clinical exam (PMID 15545324).