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Distinguishing Between Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease
Sponsor: Douglas Scharre
Summary
The study is designed to characterize the clinical, neuropsychological, polysomnographic, and neuroimaging findings among subjects with Alzheimer's disease, Lewy Body dementia, and Parkinsons' Disease.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
76
Start Date
2018-08-30
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-03-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
DaTscan
A functional imaging of the dopamine transporter using the radioligand \[123I\]FP-CIT
F18-AV-45
A brain scan to to measure the extent of amyloid deposition
FDG-PET
a brain scan measuring total and regional cerebral glucose metabolism wtih positron emission tomographs with 2-(18F)
APOE genotype
10 ml of whole blood will be drawn and shipped to Athena Diagnostics for genetic testing.
Polysomnogram
Overnight sleep study
Clinical Assessment
Clinical assessments include cognitive, behavioral, and motor evaluations
Locations (1)
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States