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Report of an International Psychogeriatric Association Special Meeting Work Group; Under the Cosponsorship of Alzheimer's Disease International, the European Federation of Neurological Societies, the World Health Organization, and the World Psychiatric Association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Barry Reisberg ,
Alistair Burns ,
Henry Brodaty ,
Robin Eastwood ,
Martin Rossor ,
Norman Sartorius  and
Bengt Winblad
Barry Reisberg
Affiliation:
Aging and Dementia Research Center, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
Alistair Burns
Affiliation:
Withington Hospital, University of Manchester, Department of Psychiatry, West Didsbury, Manchester, UK
Henry Brodaty
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychogeriatrics, Prince Henry Hospital, Little Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Robin Eastwood
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Martin Rossor
Affiliation:
Dementia Research Group, The National Hospital at Queen Square, London, UK
Norman Sartorius
Affiliation:
Départment de Psychiatrie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Bengt Winblad
Affiliation:
Karolinska Institute, Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Family Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Huddinge University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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Abstract

Current knowledge with respect to the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is reviewed. There is agreement that AD is a characteristic clinicopathologic entity that is amenable to diagnosis. The diagnosis of AD should no longer be considered one of exclusion. Rather, the diagnostic process is one of recognition of the characteristic features of AD and of conditions that can have an impact on presentation or mimic aspects of the clinicopathologic picture. The present availability of improved prognosis, management, and treatment strategies makes the proper, and state-of-the-art, diagnosis of AD a clinical imperative in all medical settings. Concurrently, information regarding the relevance and applicability of current diagnostic procedures in diverse cultural settings must continue to accrue.

Type
Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 9 , Issue S1 , December 1997 , pp. 11 - 38
Copyright
© 1997 International Psychogeriatric Association

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Special Meeting Work Group Participants and Affiliations