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Diagnosing Alzheimer's: How Alzheimer's is diagnosed
Content
Early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's dementia
Diagnosing Alzheimer's dementia
Ruling out other conditions
Assessing memory problems and other symptoms
Laboratory tests
Brain-imaging tests
Future of diagnosis
Benefit of an early diagnosis
Ruling out other conditions
Doctors will perform a physical evaluation and check that you don't have other health conditions that could be causing or contributing to your symptoms, such as signs of past strokes, Parkinson's disease, depression or other medical conditions.
