Table 4

Criteria for dementia unlikely to be due to AD

(1) Does not meet clinical criteria for AD dementia
(2) Regardless of meeting clinical criteria for probable or possible AD dementia
a. There is sufficient evidence for an alternative diagnosis such as HIV dementia, dementia of Huntington's disease or others that rarely overlap with AD
b. Biomarkers for both Aβ and neuronal degeneration are negative
  • Aβ, amyloid β; AD, Alzheimer's disease. Adapted from McKhann et al.7