阿尔茨海默病的诊断进展

Advances in the diagnosis of alzheimer′s disease

阿尔茨海默病(AD)是老年期痴呆的最常见的原因,目前已有多个AD诊断标准,各标准之间存在差异,各有优劣。总结和比较各标准有助于临床医生及科研人员在不同情况下选择适合的标准用于诊断。随着AD诊断标准的演变,AD的病理生理学过程和生物学标志物的作用日益受到关注,对临床诊治和科学研究均具有重要意义。

Alzheimer′s disease(AD)is the most common type of dementia in the elderly.There are several diagnostic criteria of AD,which are different among the each other.Each criterion of AD has its own advantages and disadvantages.It is helpful for clinicians and researchers to select suitable criteria in different situations by summarizing and comparing various criteria.As the diagnostic criteria of AD is developing,the increasing awareness of pathophysiological process and role of biological markers is of great significance for clinical diagnosis and scientific research.