Clinically Unsuspected Prion Disease Among Patients With Dementia Diagnoses in an Alzheimer's Disease Database

Conclusion: The proportion of patients with dementia with clinically unrecognized but autopsy-confirmed prion disease was small. Besides confirming clinically suspected cases, neuropathology is useful to identify unsuspected clinically atypical cases of prion disease.

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Source: American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias - November 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Maddox, R. A., Blase, J. L., Mercaldo, N. D., Harvey, A. R., Schonberger, L. B., Kukull, W. A., Belay, E. D. Tags: Research Source Type: research