Answers to Common Alzheimer’s Disease Questions
Premier Health providers answer frequently asked questions about Alzheimer’s disease and how to live with and manage the condition.
- Are there preventive steps everyone can follow to ward off Alzheimer’s?
- Can patients take part in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease?
- How do doctors help patients and families manage the daily progression of Alzheimer’s disease?
- How do the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease progress?
- How do you measure a person’s change in cognitive abilities?
- How do you talk to patients who are worried about their memory loss?
- How is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed?
- If Alzheimer’s affects the ability to function, communicate and reason, how does one die from the disease?
- If tests show that someone is genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s, how can they reduce their risk?
- Is Alzheimer’s disease hereditary?
- Is there a difference in life expectancy for patients who take medicine for the condition and those who don’t?
- What about psychological testing?
- What are the common early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?
- What are the treatment options for Alzheimer’s disease?
- What do family members need to remember when a relative gets an early Alzheimer’s diagnosis?
- What is Alzheimer's disease?
- What resources do you recommend for someone newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease?
- What tests are used to help make an Alzheimer’s diagnosis?
- What’s the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease?
- What’s the difference between the forgetfulness of old age and the memory loss of Alzheimer's and other dementias?
- Why is it important to diagnose Alzheimer's early?
- Will new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease be available in the future?
Source: Larry Lawhorne, MD, Wright State Physicians; National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer’s Association
