Brief Answer:
No imaging study can detect any form of dementia at this time

Detailed Answer:
Good evening. My name is Dr. Saghafi and I am an adult neurologist from XXXXXXX Ohio. I have been a physician for over 25 years and a neurologist for over 16 and I've never seen a person your age with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia. As others have already said there are published cases but they are so incredibly rare that it would be more likely for you to win the PowerBall 10 consecutive times in a row than contract spontaneous and idiopathic Alzheimer's at your age.

However, to your question. No form of imaging can diagnose or "see" Alzheimer's disease. The disease can only be diagnosed by integrating a good history and clinical examination as well as performing the appropriate blood, urine, or possibly imaging studies in order to rule out other problems which could cause memory or other cognitive problems.

In other words, imaging studies of the brain such as CT or MRI are used to RULE OUT other problems that might cause symptoms of memory or other cognitive deficits but they cannot RULE IN the diagnosis.

I know this may be much easier for me to say than for you to believe but based upon the information you've provided to the other doctors you've questioned I would not at all be thinking that you're suffering from Alzheimer's dementia.

A good neurologist will be able to do a complete evaluation and potentially refer you to any other specialists for support and testing in order to diagnose why you may be having trouble with your memory or other cognitive functions. Once that information is known then, a more focused and targeted plan of treatment can be offered to help get things on the right track for you.

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All the best.


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