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What is probable alzheimers?
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Dementia: Probable alzheimer's refers to someone with cognitive decline and dementia that affects the same lobes of the brain.
Answered 11/28/2017
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Consistent picture: Gold standard might implicate a pet scan showing classical metabolic changes in appropriate brain areas. Spinal fluid studies would confirm the disorder. The clinical picture develops without other explanation. Mental status testing reveals progressive declines without reversal.
Answered 4/9/2014
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