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== Other Diagnostic Studies == | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
* Genetic testing | |||
* Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is suggested in some cases | *Genetic testing | ||
* [[Electroencephalogram]] ([[EEG]]) may be used to diagnose [[Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease]] or underlying metabolic/toxic disorders | *Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is suggested in some cases | ||
*[[Electroencephalogram]] ([[EEG]]) may be used to diagnose [[Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease]] or underlying metabolic/toxic disorders | |||
*Lumber puncture | |||
*[[Brain biopsy]] | |||
*Positron emission tomography (PET)<ref name="pmid12940841">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mirzaei S, Rodrigues M, Koehn H, Knoll P, Bruecke T |title=Metabolic impairment of brain metabolism in patients with Lewy body dementia |journal=Eur. J. Neurol. |volume=10 |issue=5 |pages=573–5 |date=September 2003 |pmid=12940841 |doi=10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00650.x |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Single-photon emission computed tomography ([[SPECT]]) | |||
*[[Venereal disease research laboratory (VDRL) test|VDRL]] | |||
*HIV testing | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Other Diagnostic Studies
- Genetic testing
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is suggested in some cases
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) may be used to diagnose Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or underlying metabolic/toxic disorders
- Lumber puncture
- Brain biopsy
- Positron emission tomography (PET)[1]
- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
- VDRL
- HIV testing
References
- ↑ Mirzaei S, Rodrigues M, Koehn H, Knoll P, Bruecke T (September 2003). "Metabolic impairment of brain metabolism in patients with Lewy body dementia". Eur. J. Neurol. 10 (5): 573–5. doi:10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00650.x. PMID 12940841.