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      National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease: a practical approach.

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          We present a practical guide for the implementation of recently revised National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Major revisions from previous consensus criteria are: (1) recognition that AD neuropathologic changes may occur in the apparent absence of cognitive impairment, (2) an "ABC" score for AD neuropathologic change that incorporates histopathologic assessments of amyloid β deposits (A), staging of neurofibrillary tangles (B), and scoring of neuritic plaques (C), and (3) more detailed approaches for assessing commonly co-morbid conditions such as Lewy body disease, vascular brain injury, hippocampal sclerosis, and TAR DNA binding protein (TDP)-43 immunoreactive inclusions. Recommendations also are made for the minimum sampling of brain, preferred staining methods with acceptable alternatives, reporting of results, and clinico-pathologic correlations.

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          Journal
          Acta Neuropathol
          Acta neuropathologica
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          1432-0533
          0001-6322
          Jan 2012
          : 123
          : 1
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Box 359791, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. tmontine@uw.edu
          Article
          NIHMS341282
          10.1007/s00401-011-0910-3
          3268003
          22101365
          7cf70011-dafb-4858-aefd-44018f4b758e
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