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Increased Chances for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 09/23/2015 - 16:02

 

A method for detecting early signs of Alzheimer’s disease using amyloid PET imaging works as well as the previously used cerebrospinal fluid sample method. This is the conclusion of a new Lund University study - the most thorough and extensive undertaken in the field so far.

The most commonly used tools for investigating early signs of Alzheimer’s disease in Swedish public healthcare are various cognitive memory tests and computed tomography. For several years it has also been possible to carry out an analysis of a cerebrospinal fluid sample which increases the chances of early detection. So far, however, only patients in memory clinics have been offered the test.

Recently, a method known as amyloid PET was approved for

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