Do surgical brain lesions present as isolated dementia?
These three lesions, which are the most common surgical lesions that may present as dementia, are rare. Most cases have presentations that easily distinguish them from typical Alzheimer's disease. This case series indicates that it may be feasible to develop a decision rule for the selective use of CT in dementia. Disease spectrum will influence measures of decision rule performance such as sensitivity and specificity.
Our study indicates that low-grade inflammation is correlated to IMT, as an indicator of early atherosclerosis, and is strongly associated to a variety of risk factors within the metabolic syndrome in a population at risk for type 2 diabetes.