Article
Alzheimer's disease: it's irreversible but not untreatable.
Geriatrics - 1 Jul 1995
Filley C M
Abstract excerpt
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a major clinical challenge because of its high prevalence in the aging population, its prolonged course, and the absence of curative treatment. Important advances have recently been made, however, in the diagnosis of the disease and the elucidation of its neuroscientific basis. Genetic research has identified an allele of apolipoprotein E that may confer a higher risk of developing...
Topics
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Alzheimer Disease
- Apolipoproteins E
- Counseling
- Humans
- Risk Factors
- Social Support
- Tacrine