PET Imaging of Brain Amyloid in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will determine the level of association between the quantitative estimates of
brain uptake of [18F]flutemetamol and the quantitative immunohistochemical estimates of
amyloid levels in biopsy samples previously obtained during shunt placement in patients who
have normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH).