7 - 11 days
Update Type: Test Down or Delayed
Test Updated: 09/04/2019
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Test Overview
IFA, RIA, Western blot, CBA
Investigating new onset dementia and cognitive impairment plus 1 or more of the following:
-Rapid onset and progression
-Fluctuating course
-Psychiatric accompaniments (psychosis, hallucinations)
-Movement disorder (myoclonus, tremor, dyskinesias)
-Headache
-Autoimmune stigmata (personal history or family history or signs of diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorder, vitiligo, poliosis [premature graying], myasthenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus)
-Smoking history (20+ pack years) or other cancer risk factors
-History of cancer
-Inflammatory cerebral spinal fluid
-Neuroimaging findings atypical for degenerative etiology
By report
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Specimen Requirements
Collect specimen in red top or SST tube. Spin and aliquot specimen into a plastic screw capped tube. Send to Specimen Processing refrigerated
