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2. Does Medicare pay for dementia care? Here’s what ... - AOL

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   Once a diagnosis of dementia is made, patients can live for many years, says Petersen. Over time, the symptoms will get worse, he says, which is why it’s important to create a care plan.

3. Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly

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   In community samples, cutoff scores for likely dementia have ranged from 3.3 and above to 3.6 and above, while in patient samples the cutoff scores have ranged from 3.4 and above to 4.0 and above. [3] To improve the detection of dementia, the IQCODE can be used in combination with the Mini-Mental State Examination.

4. NINCDS-ADRDA Alzheimer's Criteria - Wikipedia

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   Definite Alzheimer's disease: The patient meets the criteria for probable Alzheimer's disease and has histopathologic evidence of AD via autopsy or biopsy. Probable Alzheimer's disease: Dementia has been established by clinical and neuropsychological examination. Cognitive impairments also have to be progressive and be present in two or more ...

5. Scientists trial AI-system which could diagnose dementia in ...

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   Earlier intervention could help slow the disease’s progression and ensure patients have more information on their situation. Scientists trial AI-system which could diagnose dementia in one scan ...

6. Biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   The biomarkers can be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a very early stage, but they also provide objective and reliable measures of disease progress. It is imperative to diagnose AD disease as soon as possible, because neuropathologic changes of AD precede the symptoms by years. [ 1 ]

7. Alzheimer’s breakthrough as blood tests could be ... - AOL

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   Blood tests for Alzheimer’s could be available on the NHS within five years, experts have said.. A £5 million project has been launched to bring simple tests to the health service, with the ...

8. Dementia caregiving - Wikipedia

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   Since dementia patients have trouble communicating their needs, this can be frustrating for the nurse. Nurses may have a hard time forming relationships with their dementia patients because of the communication barrier. How the dementia patient feels is based on their social interactions, and they may feel neglected because of this barrier. [35]

9. About 4% of US adults age 65 and older have a dementia ...

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   The CDC said 1.7% of adults ages 65 to 74 reported a dementia diagnosis, a rate that increased with age. For those ages 75 to 84, the reported dementia rate was 5.7%.