Neuropathological findings and staging in dementia
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Summary, in English
We could confirm the generally accepted opinion that on a neuropathological basis, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common dementia disorder, followed by vascular dementia (VaD) and mixed AD+VaD. Also, in a significant number of patients, the clinical dementia subtype diagnosis does not correspond with the neuropathological findings. Furthermore, degeneration of the nucleus locus coeruleus, often seen already macroscopically, generally indicates the diagnoses Lewy body disease (LBD) or AD among the demented, while a preserved locus coeruleus occurs mainly in VaD and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Moreover, various neuropathological staging systems for AD differ in procedure and targeted pathology, and the choice of system affects the judgement of Alzheimer pathology and hence the final diagnosis. Also, various neuropathological LBD staging systems differ in applicability and to some extent in the judgment of Lewy-related pathology.
Department/s
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Publication/Series
Lund University Faculty of Medicine Doctoral Dissertation Series
Volume
2011:35
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Dept of Pathology
Topic
- Cancer and Oncology
Keywords
- Alzheimer disease
- concordance
- dementia
- diagnostics
- frontotemporal lobar degeneration
- grading
- Lewy body disease
- locus coeruleus
- neuropathology
- prevalence
- staging
- vascular dementia
Status
Published
Supervisor
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1652-8220
- ISBN: 978-91-86671-83-9
Defence date
6 May 2011
Defence time
13:00
Defence place
Patologiska klinikens föreläsningssal
Opponent
- Margaret Esiri (Prof)