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Organic Brain Syndrome - Alzheimer's Disease

Diagnosis & Tests

How is the disease diagnosed?

The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is based on a history of increasing memory loss and other cognitive impairments. Changes in behavior, personality, and judgment may also be clues to the disease.

Since there is no definitive test for Alzheimer's disease, it is important to rule out other conditions or diseases that may cause the symptoms. These include the following:

multiple strokes

Parkinson's disease, a degenerative nerve disorder that causes tremors and mental decline

normal pressure hydrocephalus, which is excessive fluid around the brain

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hypothyroidism, or low levels of thyroid hormone

alcoholism and drug abuse

infectious diseases that cause brain degeneration, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, viral infections, or fungal infections

poisoning with carbon monoxide or methyl alcohol

depression

medication side effects or drug interactions

brain tumors

The clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's can be made with an accuracy up to 90% based on these symptoms and the results of a collection of tests.

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