Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer?s disease: Inconsistencies between clinical diagnosis
  
   Lead Investigator:    Winnie Qian
   Institution      :    St. Michael's Hospital
   E-Mail           :    winnie.qian@mail.utoronto.ca
   Proposal ID      :    870


   Publications:


1  Qian W, Schweizer T, Munoz D, Fischer C
   Misdiagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: Inconsistencies between clinical diagnosis and neuropathological confirmation
   Abstract  Alzheimers Dement,12:P293,2016,

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   Proposal Description:
   Despite consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria, some patients with Alzheimer?s disease (AD) may be misdiagnosed as other forms of dementia, and conversely, other dementias may be misdiagnosed as AD. Misdiagnosis is a roadblock in clinical management because different dementia types require different treatment approaches. Moreover, clinical misdiagnosis impedes the ability to find new treatments in clinical trials because inclusion of incorrectly diagnosed patient groups can dilute or obscure important effects. The current study aimed to investigate inconsistencies between clinical and neuropathological diagnoses in AD.