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Spinal Fluid May Help Alzheimer's Diagnosis
A preliminary study shows that someday spinal fluid will help
doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from the Heinrich Heine
University in Dusseldorf, Germany reported in the July edition of the
journal Nature Medicine reported of the 34 samples of spinal fluid they set
apart the 15 samples that were from people with Alzheimer's or an other
related condition from the 19 samples from people who didn't have
Alzheimer's. Most Alzheimer's patients are determined to have Alzheimer's
by symptoms, psychological testing, and....
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