About Alzheimer's Disease: Update on Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping From Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, your Guide to Alzheimer's Disease Much of the recent excitement and front-page news headlines on Alzheimer's disease has been about diagnosis: more accurate tools, better tests, and even proposals to change how it's diagnosed. This week's newsletter focuses on diagnosis, including many of these new developments. Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease Although all the recent buzz is about better diagnosis of Alzheimer's through brain imaging and spinal taps, a comprehensive, competent diagnostic workup by a skilled physician can still pinpoint the cause of Alzheimer's-like symptoms with over 90% accuracy.... Read more Brain Imaging and Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's The main reason efforts are underway to change the way Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed is that advances in brain imaging can now be used to detect brain evidence of dementia years before actual clinical evidence.... Read more Alzheimer's Tests Although now it appears that getting a spinal tap is highly accurate as a diagnostic tool, most people would likely prefer to just take a simple paper-and-pencil test for 5 or 10 minutes ... Read more Spinal Taps and Alzheimer's Diagnosis Measuring levels of amyloid and tau in a person's cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can now accurately predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. This has huge implications for people without any memory problems or other signs of dementia who may be at risk for a number of reasons. Alzheimer's Disease Ads Alzheimers Disease Dementia Disease Stroke Disease Brain Disease Disease Diagnosis Featured Articles Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Options for Alzheimer's Disease If You Have Alzheimer's Disease Information for Alzheimer's Caregivers Preventing Alzheimer's Disease   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Andrew Rosenzweig, MD Alzheimer's Disease Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Alzheimer's Disease newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads What is Alzheimer's Symptoms of Alzheimer's Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Treatment of Alzheimer's Living With Alzheimer's Advertisement