Use of CSF α-synuclein in the differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1429-1438

  Wang, Zheng Yu ^a   Han, Zhen Min ^a   Liu, Qi Fei ^a   Tang, Wei ^a   Ye, Kui ^a   Yao, Yu You ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia with Lewy bodies; meta analysis; multiple system atrophy; Parkinson disease; synuclein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 84938339775     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610215000447     Document Type: Review

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