TY - JOUR
T1 - Shining a light on posterior cortical atrophy
AU - Crutch, Sebastian J.
AU - Schott, Jonathan M.
AU - Rabinovici, Gil D.
AU - Boeve, Bradley F.
AU - Cappa, Stefano F.
AU - Dickerson, Bradford C.
AU - Dubois, Bruno
AU - Graff-Radford, Neill R.
AU - Krolak-Salmon, Pierre
AU - Lehmann, Manja
AU - Mendez, Mario F.
AU - Pijnenburg, Yolande
AU - Ryan, Natalie S.
AU - Scheltens, Philip
AU - Shakespeare, Tim
AU - Tang-Wai, David F.
AU - Van Der Flier, Wiesje M.
AU - Bain, Lisa
AU - Carrillo, Maria C.
AU - Fox, Nick C.
PY - 2013/7
Y1 - 2013/7
N2 - Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a clinicoradiologic syndrome characterized by progressive decline in visual processing skills, relatively intact memory and language in the early stages, and atrophy of posterior brain regions. Misdiagnosis of PCA is common, owing not only to its relative rarity and unusual and variable presentation, but also because patients frequently first seek the opinion of an ophthalmologist, who may note normal eye examinations by their usual tests but may not appreciate cortical brain dysfunction. Seeking to raise awareness of the disease, stimulate research, and promote collaboration, a multidisciplinary group of PCA research clinicians formed an international working party, which had its first face-to-face meeting on July 13, 2012 in Vancouver, Canada, prior to the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
AB - Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a clinicoradiologic syndrome characterized by progressive decline in visual processing skills, relatively intact memory and language in the early stages, and atrophy of posterior brain regions. Misdiagnosis of PCA is common, owing not only to its relative rarity and unusual and variable presentation, but also because patients frequently first seek the opinion of an ophthalmologist, who may note normal eye examinations by their usual tests but may not appreciate cortical brain dysfunction. Seeking to raise awareness of the disease, stimulate research, and promote collaboration, a multidisciplinary group of PCA research clinicians formed an international working party, which had its first face-to-face meeting on July 13, 2012 in Vancouver, Canada, prior to the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.
KW - Alzheimer's dementia
KW - Atypical dementia
KW - Diagnostic criteria
KW - Differential diagnosis
KW - Posterior cortical atrophy
KW - Simultanagnosia
KW - Visual disturbances
KW - Visualperceptual disturbances
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.11.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 23274153
AN - SCOPUS:84882454758
SN - 1552-5260
VL - 9
SP - 463
EP - 465
JO - Alzheimer's and Dementia
JF - Alzheimer's and Dementia
IS - 4
ER -