Methods for the diagnosis of dementia and other neurological disorders

摘要

Disclosed is a method for diagnosing dementia or the risk of dementia in a patient, the method comprising the steps of: a) analyzing a blood sample from said patient to obtain quantifying data for one or more than one metabolite marker; b) comparing the quantifying data for said one or more than one metabolite marker to corresponding data obtained for one or more than one reference sample to identify an increase or decrease in the level of said one or more than one metabolite marker in said blood sample; and c) using said increase or decrease in the level of said one or more than one metabolite marker in said blood sample to diagnose dementia or the risk of dementia in said patient, wherein the one or more than one metabolite marker comprises one or more molecules selected from the group consisting of plasmenylethanolamine or smanylethanolamine, or combinations thereof.