Scans and spinal tests join anti-Alzheimer's armoury
EARLY signs of Alzheimer's can be detected in apparently healthy people with a combination of brain scans and spinal fluid testing, a study has shown.
Experts believe early diagnosis could lead to more effective pre-emptive treatment of the disease.
The research involved 105 people in their 70s and 80s who appeared free of dementia. Study leader Dr Jonathan Schott, from University College London's Institute of Neurology, said: "In this study of healthy people in their 70s and 80s we found that about one in three had a spinal fluid profile consistent with Alzheimer's disease.
"Using MRI scanning, we showed that these individuals also had increased brain shrinkage over the following year."
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