
: skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Wednesday , August 25, 2010 Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease : An Idea Not Ready for Prime Time Generally , Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed only after patients have progressed to major levels of cognitive impairment that results in substantial problems in daily functioning . But the brain changes that result in cognitive impairment start years , if not decades , before patients become symptomatic . So , wouldn’t it make sense to try to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease in patients who have the brain changes , before they have clinical symptoms The answer would be yes if two conditions were met . First , there needs to