Posterior cortical atrophy (Benson's syndrome) is a rare condition that is considered a variation of Alzheimer's disease. It ...

Meta-analysis showed similar levels of Aβ42 in the cerebrospinal fluid of people with posterior cortical atrophy and people with Alzheimer's disease. However, a paucity of data limited the ...

The topography of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and its effects on language, perception, and praxis are briefly reviewed as background to the focal cortical atrophy syndromes, including primary ...

"We set out to study WMH and their potential link to cortical atrophy, a core feature in dementia," explained co-lead researcher, Zdenka Pausova, an UdeM pediatrics professor and scientist at the ...

Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also known as Benson's syndrome, often signals the onset of Alzheimer's disease. It can be ...

A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that ...

A new study from researchers at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease and CTE Center is helping solve the mystery as to ...

Next year, it will be a decade since my friend Terry Pratchett died, aged 66, having suffered for years with posterior cortical atrophy, a rare, young-onset form of Alzheimer’s disease.