The Mini-Mental State Examination, or MMSE, is the most commonly used screening test for Alzheimer's disease, according to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation. It is not, however, the only mental status test available to a...
Imagine you are 66 years old. You are a seasoned professor at a local university and are set to give a lecture on modern civilization. You notice you are not acting like yourself. When you give your lecture, you constantly repeat words and are...
Dementia and Huntington's disease are neurological disorders that result in a progressive loss of function. Huntington's disease, an inherited disease that begins when the patient is in her 30s and 40s, can progress into dementia. When a patient...
Concerns about memory loss can provoke anxiety, leading to a visit with a medical professional for evaluation. Impaired memory can result from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, an under-active thyroid gland, vitamin B12 deficiency...
Although a full evaluation of a person with suspected Alzheimer's disease includes blood tests and neuroimaging, and is normally carried out by a specialist, there are a number of simple, quick tests that can be carried out in the primary...
There are a number of test procedures carried out to diagnose a person with Alzheimer's disease, including clinical and cognitive evaluations, blood tests and brain imaging. While some are done to aid the initial suspicion of Alzheimer's disease,...
There are several different forms of dementia, with Alzheimer's Disease the most common and well known. In the early 20th century, confusion in older people was viewed as a normal symptom of old age. However, Dr. Alois Alzheimer worked with a...
There is no clinical test to diagnose Alzheimer's Disease, or AD, and a definitive diagnosis can be made only upon autopsy. As a result, physicians use neuro-psychological assessments of cognitive function to determine possible or probable AD....
A number of tests can be performed when it is suspected that a person has Alzheimer's disease. A correct diagnosis can help guide therapy according to a person's needs. A full diagnosis usually starts with the patient's primary physician and is...
In the early 20th century, confusion in older people was viewed as a normal symptom of old age. However, as the population grew to live longer and advanced technologies enabled scientists to study and compare changes in the brains of healthy...
Western medicine and Eastern traditional medicine, acupuncture in specific, view the cause of neurological diseases differently. In Western medicine, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, and the consequences of a stroke and...
Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia. It's a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain for which there is no cure (as of 2009). Alzheimer's disease slowly destroys the brain, leaving people unable to care for themselves and affecting...
Alzheimer's disease causes memory loss and behavioral changes due to the destruction of brain cells. As many as 5.3 million Americans suffer from this progressive brain disease, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Early symptoms are often...
