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Diagnosis of degenerative central nervous system (CNS) disorders with and without dementia is primarily based on neurological and neuropsychological examination (Gerstenbrand et al. 1990; Marsden 1985). In order to differentiate between treatable and nontreatable pathologies that cause dementia, neuroradiological examination has proven to be helpful (Le May 1986). In particular, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), based on high tissue contrast and multiplanarity, has become a valuable tool in the detection and delineation of intracerebral pathologies (Aichner et al. 1988; Perovitch et al. 1990).
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Birbamer, G., Felber, S., Kampfl, A., Aichner, F., Gerstenbrand, F., Benesch, H. (1993). Fast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Three Dimensional Volumetric Calculations in Degenerative Central Nervous System Diseases. In: Maurer, K. (eds) Imaging of the Brain in Psychiatry and Related Fields. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77087-6_7
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