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Can you help me understand how my tests (pet fdg and lumbar) are coming up negative but i have generalized atrophy and bilateral hippocampal and parietal lobes atrophy going on?
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Clinical status: Ask your doctors why there is discrepancy but your MRI pattern might correlate with early Alzheimer’s. A behavioral neurologist could get involved if you have symptoms consistent with "Mild Cognitive Impairment. Psychological testing could objectify.
Answered 5/5/2021
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