Diagnosing Alzheimers

To date, no medical tests are available to effectively diagnose Alzheimer's disease pre-mortem.

Alzheimers Diagnosis

Diagnosis of alzheimers mainly based on:

1. patient history
2. clinical observation
3. memory tests
4. intellectual functioning over weeks or months
5. physical tests - blood tests and neuroimaging to rule out alternative diagnoses.

Daily fluctuations in the patients ability are typical, making clinical diagnosis even harder.

Expert clinicians who specialize in memory disorders can diagnose AD with 85–90% accuracy.

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