Comparative analysis of cerebrospinal fluid metabolites in Alzheimer's disease and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in a Japanese cohort

• Main Authors: Yuki Nagata (Author), Akiyoshi Hirayama (Author), Satsuki Ikeda (Author), Aoi Shirahata (Author), Futaba Shoji (Author), Midori Maruyama (Author), Mitsunori Kayano (Author), Masahiko Bundo (Author), Kotaro Hattori (Author), Sumiko Yoshida (Author), Yu-ichi Goto (Author), Katsuya Urakami (Author), Tomoyoshi Soga (Author), Kouichi Ozaki (Author), Shumpei Niida (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a most common dementia in elderly people. Since AD symptoms resemble those of other neurodegenerative diseases, including idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), it is difficult to distinguish AD from iNPH for a precise and early diagnosi...