The gold standard for diagnosis of Alzheimer disease is through autopsy examination by an experienced pathologist. Detection of amyloid plaques in the brain by histopathology is the most conclusive diagnostic tool.
Patients with Alzheimer's Disease have memory loss and sleep deprivation.
AD cannot be diagnosed definitively until autopsy examination of the brain for plaques and neurofibrillary tangles.
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Patients with Kennedy's disease usually receive a definitive diagnosis in a clinical molecular genetics laboratory. This requires DNA extraction from blood, followed by testing the gene that causes Kennedy's disease
There is no cure for Alzheimers
People with Alzheimer's disease may exhibit symptoms such as memory loss, confusion, disorientation, mood changes, difficulty with language, and impaired judgment. They may also experience changes in behavior, such as agitation, aggression, wandering, and withdrawal from social interactions. It is important to seek medical advice for proper diagnosis and management of these symptoms.
No, probably not.
By seeing a doctor for a work-up. Often, they will need to do imaging (CT scan, ultrasound) for a definitive diagnosis.
There is no cure for this disease.
What happens when you don't treat Alzheimers disease
.There is no one diagnostic feature of this disease, so diagnosis depends on grouping together enough symptoms in order to identify the disease.it is often necessary to rule out the other diseases before a definitive diagnosis can be reached.
You can check out the Alzheimers Association for information or talk with your Grandmothers doctor. Alzheimers Association would have a check list of questions that you can use to talk with her doctor.
The diagnosis was sucking it to much disease.
You can find information on alzheimers disease from your local library, the internet and various support groups. It is best to start with the hospital they will have a wealth of information.