METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method for diagnosing a patient's non-Alzheimer's disease dementia or the risk of non-Alzheimer's disease dementia in a patient. The method comprises analyzing a blood sample from a patient by high resolution mass spectrometry to obtain accurate mass intensity data; b) comparing the accurate mass intensity data to corresponding data obtained for one or more than one reference sample to identify an increase or decrease in accurate mass intensity; and c) using said increase or decrease in accurate mass intensity to diagnose said patient's non-Alzheimer's disease dementia or the risk of non-Alzheimer's disease dementia in said patient.