Differential Diagnosis of Aging, Dementia of the Alzheimer Type and Depression with EEG-Segmentation

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Ihl ◽  
Jürgen Brinkmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Eeg Segmentation

scholarly journals A Desktop Expert System for the Differential Diagnosis of Dementia: An Evaluation Study

1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Plugge ◽  
Frans R. J. Verhey ◽  
Jellemer Jolles
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Expert System ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Perfect Agreement ◽  
Human Expert ◽  
Diagnosis Of Dementia ◽  
Multiple Infarct ◽  
Differential Diagnosis Of Dementia

Evince-I is a desktop expert system for the differential diagnosis of dementia, implemented on a personal computer. It is intended to assess the effectiveness of this new technology in modeling a psychiatrist who uses international guidelines for diagnosing dementia. EVINCE-I was tested in diagnosing 19 patients with varying stages of dementia and 10 patients showing other disorders except dementia. EVINCE-I and the human expert were in perfect agreement on the diagnosis of dementia and correlated highly on the diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer type and multiple infarct dementia. EVINCE-I thus offers important possibilities as a tool in investigating the data and procedures used by the human expert.

Magnetic resonance imaging in pre-senile dementia of the Alzheimer-type, multi-infarct dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Christie ◽  
D. M. Kean ◽  
R. H. B. Douglas ◽  
H. M. Engleman ◽  
D. St. Clair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Senile Dementia ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Korsakoff’S Syndrome ◽  
Korsakoff's Syndrome ◽  
Senile Dementia Of The

SynopsisMagnetic resonance imaging T1 values in Alzheimer's disease (ATD) were similar to age-matched controls although frontal T1 values tended to increase intraindividually with progression of the dementia. T1 values were raised, in both cortical grey and white matter, in Korsakoff's syndrome and multi-infarct dementia. T1 values appear of little value in studying the neuropathological changes in ATD in relationship to the neuropsychological deficits, but can assist in the differential diagnosis of pre-senile dementia.

An Epidemiological Study of Dementia in a Rural Population of Elderly Women

1989 ◽  
Vol 155 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Brayne ◽  
Paul Calloway
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Senile Dementia ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Alzheimer Type ◽  
Dementia Of Alzheimer Type

A study of 365 women aged 70–79 in a rural community was carried out using the Cambridge Examination of Mental Disorders in the Elderly (CAMDEX). Prevalence rates of dementia are reported by severity for the 70–74 and 75–79 age groups. Differential diagnosis was made according to CAMDEX guidelines. Senile dementia of Alzheimer type accounted for half the dementia cases. The prevalence rates overall did not differ from those reported in other recent studies, but the rates for levels greater than mild/moderate were lower, despite the inclusion of subjects in institutions.

Tumor Diagnosis

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 262-265
Author(s):  
Bruce Mackay
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Ultrastructural Study ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Specific Diagnosis ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Microscopic Diagnosis

The broadest application of transmission electron microscopy (EM) in diagnostic medicine is the identification of tumors that cannot be classified by routine light microscopy. EM is useful in the evaluation of approximately 10% of human neoplasms, but the extent of its contribution varies considerably. It may provide a specific diagnosis that can not be reached by other means, but in contrast, the information obtained from ultrastructural study of some 10% of tumors does not significantly add to that available from light microscopy. Most cases fall somewhere between these two extremes: EM may correct a light microscopic diagnosis, or serve to narrow a differential diagnosis by excluding some of the possibilities considered by light microscopy. It is particularly important to correlate the EM findings with data from light microscopy, clinical examination, and other diagnostic procedures.

The Preschool Stuttering Screen for Health Care Professionals

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Joseph Donaher ◽  
Christina Deery ◽  
Sarah Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Developmental Profile

Healthcare professionals require a thorough understanding of stuttering since they frequently play an important role in the identification and differential diagnosis of stuttering for preschool children. This paper introduces The Preschool Stuttering Screen for Healthcare Professionals (PSSHP) which highlights risk factors identified in the literature as being associated with persistent stuttering. By integrating the results of the checklist with a child’s developmental profile, healthcare professionals can make better-informed, evidence-based decisions for their patients.

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