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Impact of blood p-tau217 testing on diagnosis and diagnostic confidence in cognitive disorders: a real-world clinical study - PubMed

3 months ago
  • #Biomarkers
  • #Diagnostic accuracy
  • #Alzheimer’s disease
  • Blood biomarker p-tau217 improves diagnostic accuracy and confidence in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology.
  • Study involved 200 patients with cognitive symptoms in general neurology and memory unit settings.
  • 25.5% of patients had a change in diagnostic category post p-tau217 testing.
  • Diagnostic confidence significantly increased from 6.90 to 8.49 after receiving p-tau217 results.
  • Post-biomarker diagnosis was maintained in 94.5% of cases, showing high accuracy.
  • P-tau217 testing is feasible and impactful in real-world clinical settings across all stages of cognitive decline.