Table 4 Diagnostic results and post-neuroimaging findings.

From: Incremental diagnostic value of 18F-Fluetemetamol PET in differential diagnoses of Alzheimer’s Disease-related neurodegenerative diseases from an unselected memory clinic cohort

Diagnostic Analysis

Variables

SCD (n = 5, 6%)

MCI (n = 35, 42%)

Dementia (n = 44, 52%)

 

Subtype No., % of each syndromal group

/

AD-related

Non-AD related

Non-specific

AD-related

Non-AD related

Non-specific

5, 100%

21, 60%

8. 23%

6, 18%

29, 66%

5, 11%

10, 22%

(A)

At interim analysis

MRI findings

Periventricular Fazekas score a, No

0

3

3

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

10

2

2

9

1

3

2

1

7

4

4

15

0

4

3

0

1

1

0

5

4

3

Median

0

1

2

2

2

3

2

Subcortical Fazekas score, No

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

4

9

1

2

13

0

3

2

1

7

4

1

6

1

1

3

0

5

2

3

10

4

6

Median

1

2

2

2.5

2

3

3

Scheltens Scale b, No

0/1

4

3

0

2

0

0

2

2

1

6

2

2

4

1

0

3

0

9

5

1

13

1

4

4

0

3

1

1

12

3

4

Median

1

3

3

2

3

4

3

MRA head, No

Normal (0)

5

13

3

2

9

2

4

Mild (1)

0

7

2

2

12

1

4

Mild to moderate (2)

0

1

2

1

6

2

2

Moderate (3)

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

Moderate to severe (4)

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

Severe (5)

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

Median

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

ASL pattern, No

Normal (0)

4

9

5

2

7

4

5

AD pattern (1)

0

8

1

2

2

0

1

Non-AD pattern (2)

0

1

0

0

11

0

2

Non-specific pattern (3)

1

3

2

2

9

1

2

Diagnostic analysis

Variables

SCD (n = 8, 10%)

MCI (n = 32, 38%)

Dementia (n = 44, 52%)

 

Subtype No., % of each syndromal group

/

AD-related

Non-AD related

Non-specific

AD-related

Non-AD related

Non-specific

8, 100%

11, 34%

21, 66%

0

27, 61%

17, 39%

0

(B)

At final analysis

18F-Flutemetamol PET findings

Positivity of amyloid scanning c, No

1

11

2

0

26

2

0

  1. (A) post-MRI, (B) post-18F-Flutemetamol PET.
  2. aperiventricular Fazekas score: SCD vs. non-AD related dementia, p < 0.05.
  3. bScheltens scale: SCD vs. AD-related dementia, p < 0.01; SCD vs non-AD related dementia, p < 0.05.
  4. camyloid positivity: SCD vs. AD-related dementia, p < 0.0001; SCD vs AD-related MCI, p < 0.01; AD-related MCI vs. non-AD related MCI, p < 0.0001; AD-related MCI vs non-AD related dementia, p < 0.0001; non-AD related MCI vs. AD-related dementia, p < 0.0001; non-AD related dementia vs. AD-related dementia, p < 0.0001.