Cognitive impairment more than 2 years of evolution 99mTc-ECD scan.
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Case presentation:
- Female.
- 49 y.o.
- No vascular risk factors.
- Father died of dementia. Older brother with advanced dementia catalogued as vascular (Binswanger’sdisease).
- Cognitive impairment more than 2 years of evolution.
- Neuropsychological study:Dementia. Probably Alzheimer’s Disease type.
- No other neurological symptoms.
Teaching points:
- Brain SPECT in the diagnosis of dementia.
- Brain SPECT in early onset dementia- familial AD.