• The basic work-up should include patient and informant interview, physical and
neurological examination, cognitive tests, evaluation of psychiatric symptoms and activities …

The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is and will remain primarily clinical. Current
diagnostic criteria (Chapter 1) and methods of assessment (Chapters 4 and 5) highlight the …

For more than 25 years, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been based on the
National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke (NINCDS) and …

Until recently, the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) could not be truly made until an
autopsy was done. Patients' diagnosis relied on clinicians' skills to recognize signs and …

Alzheimer's disease can be accurately diagnosed by clinical methods alone in about 90% of
cases. The adoption of uniform diagnostic criteria and assessment procedures, such as …

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The field of Alzheimer's disease (AD) research has grown exponentially over the past few
decades, especially since the isolation and identification of amyloid-β from postmortem …

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of uncertain cause and
pathogenesis that primarily affects older adults and is the most common cause of dementia …

The current criteria for classification of Alzheimer's disease (AD) have deficiencies that limit
drug development, research, and practice. The current standard for the clinical diagnosis of …

A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD) depends on finding widespread
neurofibrillary tangles and plentiful neuritic plaques in the brain of an individual with a …