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Beta-amlyoid 1-42 and tau-protein in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson's disease dementia.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2006
Mollenhauer Brit, Trenkwalder Claudia, von Ahsen Nicolas, Bibl Mirko, Steinacker Petra, Brechlin Peter, Schindehuette Jan, Poser Sigrid, Wiltfang Jens, Otto Markus
Abstract excerpt
Measurement of tau-protein and beta-amyloid(1-42 )(Abeta42) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has gained increasing acceptance in the differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. We investigated CSF tau-protein and Abeta42 concentrations in 73 patients with advanced idiopathic Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD) and 23 patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease without dementia (PD) and in a comparison group...
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