Demenz und Demenzerkrankung

Zusammenfassung

Aufgrund der steigenden Lebenserwartung werden 1/4 aller Menschen in Deutschland eine Demenz entwickeln. Zumeist sind neurodegenerative Veränderungen die Ursache der Demenz. Die Alzheimer-Erkrankung ist bei mehr als 60% der Fälle die alleinige Ursache, in weiteren 10–20% im Zusammenspiel mit vaskulären Läsionen. Die Diagnostik neurodegenerativer Veränderungen ist in den letzten 10 Jahren insbesondere durch PET-Untersuchungen bereits in einem Frühstadium mit hoher Sicherheit möglich. Die Bedeutung nuklearmedizinischer Verfahren wird mit der laufenden Entwicklung von Interventionen, die an der molekularen Kaskade neurodegenerativer Erkrankung ansetzen, deutlich zunehmen.

Abstract

Due to the rise of live expectency dementia will develope in 1/4 of all persons in Germany. Neurodegenerative changes are the main cause of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is involved in more than 60% of all cases exclusively and in further 10–20% together with vascular lesions. The diagnosis of neurodegenerative changes has been improved during the last 10 years. Especially PET investigations allow a high degree of correct diagnosis in the early stages of dementia. The value of nuclear medicine will increase with the advent of new interventions which target the molecular pathology of neurodegenerative diseases.

Schlüsselwörter

Demenz - Diagnose - FDG-PET - Amyloid-PET

Key words

dementia - diagnosis - FDG-PET - amyloid-PET

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