For the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease have been updated. The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association have expanded the definition of the disease to acknowledge earlier stage symptoms and are now recognizing Alzheimer's as occurring in three stages, including pre-clinical Azheimer's, which
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. guidelines for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease have been updated. The National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer's Association have expanded the definition of the disease to acknowledge earlier stage symptoms and are now recognizing Alzheimer's as occurring in three stages, including pre-clinical Azheimer's, which occurs before there are actual symptoms manifesting. Alzheimer's is therefore now seen as being on a continuum rather than as just end-stage dementia.
The Wall Street Journal, 4/19/2011
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