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Nature Reviews Neurology 1, 82–83 (1 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0056

Can brain biopsy aid the diagnosis of dementia?

Martin Zeidler & Adam Zeman

Warren JD et al. (2005) Brain biopsy in dementia. Brain 128: 2016–2025 Synopsis Background Diagnosis of an underlying cause for dementia is often difficult, and an accurate diagnosis might depend on direct examination of brain tissue.