Hasta La Gadget!

Nothing induces quite as much fear in a patient as the words ‘spinal
tap’ or ‘lumbar puncture,’ a test used to resolve diagnosis in many
neurological diseases. One disease that can be absolutely diagnosed by
lumbar puncture is Alzheimer’s disease, and the test is currently used
to distinguish it from other neurological diseases, such as
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), that commonly appear with
consequent dementia. But a new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) model that distinguishes the two
diseases may prove critical to the success of future focused
treatment…