Prospective Assessment of Alzheimer's Disease-Like Hypometabolism Pattern in the Brain of Diabetics in Contrast to Non-diabetics on Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Images Using Fluorodeoxyglucose in India

No significant incidence of "AD-like pattern" in the brain on PET-CT images using FDG was seen in this research study on the Indian diabetic populations. However, abnormal brain scans with no AD-like hypometabolism patterns possibly suggested other etiologies, likely depression. More prospective multicentric research studies on a large Indian diabetic population with age-matched non-diabetic control groups need to be explored for definite conclusions.