Focusing on earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Frederiksen, Kristian Steen (author)

Arus, Xavier Morato (author)

Zetterberg, Henrik, 1973 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap och fysiologi, sektionen för psykiatri och neurokemi,Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry

Gauthier, Serge (author)

Boada, Merce (author)

Pytel, Vanesa (author)

Hahn-Pedersen, Julie (author)

Tarazona, Luis Rafael Solis (author)

Mattke, Soeren (author)

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Abstract Subject headings

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered a continuum, progressing from preclinical disease to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as an early stage, before reaching clinically apparent dementia. Although it is difficult to assess the potential impairments in performance of patients with MCI due to AD, this condition should be diagnosed as early as possible so that, by means of early interventions, patients can maintain their quality of life longer. Healthcare systems should support primary care physicians in their effort to identify patients with MCI due to AD and refer patients to memory clinics and specialists who can provide a reliable diagnosis and initiate appropriate disease management. This review discusses the benefits of earlier AD diagnosis, along with potential challenges and future directions. Healthcare systems need to support primary care physicians to identify patients with MCI due to AD to refer to specialists who can start managing the disease. Read our review on earlier diagnosis of AD.

By the author/editor: Frederiksen, Kri ...; Arus, Xavier Mor ...; Zetterberg, Henr ...; Gauthier, Serge; Boada, Merce; Pytel, Vanesa; show more...; Hahn-Pedersen, J ...; Tarazona, Luis R ...; Mattke, Soeren; show less...

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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: MEDICAL AND HEAL ...; and Clinical Medicin ...; and Neurology

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