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It's C. Low beta-amyloid 42 and high tau and phosphorylated tau.

Explanation: The finding of low CSF beta-amyloid 42 and high total tau and phosphorylated tau is confirmatory of a suspected diagnosis of major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease.

Muskin PR and Dickerman AL, eds. Study Guide for the Psychiatry Board Examination. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Publishing; 2016: 61, 283-284. Click here to purchase.


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