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Imaging of Glymphatic Flow and Neurodegeneration

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia affecting over four million people in the United States with expected doubling by 2025. It remains a major public health problem that currently affects one out of nine people over the age of 65 and up to one-third of those over 85 [1]. AD patients develop cognitive impairment which progresses until they can no longer perform routine activities of daily living or function independently. Advances in medical treatment that have improved longevity, and the aging baby boomer population will dramatically increase the numbers of elderly AD patients, underscoring an urgent need for improvements in the early diagnosis and therapeutic management of AD.

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Filippi, C.G., Watts, R. (2022). Imaging of Glymphatic Flow and Neurodegeneration. In: Franceschi, A.M., Franceschi, D. (eds) Hybrid PET/MR Neuroimaging. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82367-2_71

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