Blood Test

[Izzy]

Simple Blood Test May be Able to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

A simple blood test may soon be able to diagnose patients with two common forms of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia – and tell the two apart.

www.ucsf.edu

 

[Grannie G]

It`s interesting FTD is now seen as a `common` form of dementia. There was a time in my memory when it was hardly diagnosed.

It does show we have moved on.

 

[annielou]

Interesting read lets hope it comes to fruition. If it could make diagnosis cheaper and easier that would be good. Although it doesn't diagnose every type it would be a good simple starting point and for some people would maybe do away with need for ct scan. Probably be a lot easier to convince a reluctant patient to have a blood test rather than a scan too. Mum had a few blood tests when she first went to gp so if it could be added to that then it would be good.
I wonder if recognising those proteins could eventually lead to a way to lower them or treat them, wouldn't that be nice.
I hope they can continue working on it and it comes off X