Elevation of serum copper levels discriminates Alzheimer's disease from vascular dementia

Neurology. 2003 Jun 24;60(12):2013-4. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000068013.27968.29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Alzheimer Disease / blood
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*
  • Antioxidants / analysis
  • Cations, Divalent / metabolism
  • Copper / blood*
  • Dementia, Vascular / blood
  • Dementia, Vascular / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iron / blood
  • Male
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peroxides / blood
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Transferrin / analysis

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Cations, Divalent
  • Peroxides
  • Transferrin
  • Copper
  • Iron