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Table of Contents

Overview
Patient Presents
Social History
Physical Exam
Neurological Objectives
Differential Diagnosis
Workup
CT Scan
Diagnosis
Treatment
References

Authors:

Christopher Neal, MD
Michael Meyer, MD

School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Does He Have Alzheimer's?

Workup


A CT scan was performed.

Brain CT Brain CT Brain CT

There are enlarged lateral ventricles with no cortical atrophy.

Objectives

What are ventricles? Include their embryological significance.

Does he have Alzheimer's disease?

What is your diagnosis?

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