Alzheimer-Like Brain Abnormalities Seen in Kids

These findings add to the growing body of evidence suggesting that brain MRIs, in combination with molecular markers, have the potential to identify early presymptomatic changes in those at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) while they are still cognitively normal, Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD, department of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues reported online in JAMA Neurology. Advertisement But whether or not these changes signal a predisposition to AD remains unclear. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/AlzheimersDisease/52382?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-07-01&eun=g721819d0r