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SUBMITTER: Wilson H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6449308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wilson Heather H Pagano Gennaro G Politis Marios M
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 20190214 3
The dementia spectrum encompasses a range of disorders with complex diagnosis, pathophysiology and limited treatment options. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging provides insights into specific neurodegenerative processes underlying dementia disorders in vivo. Here we focus on some of the most common dementias: Alzheimer's disease, Parkinsonism dementias including Parkinson's disease with dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal syndrome, and fr ...[more]