Alzheimer's Disease: News You Can Use Alzheimer's Disease:
Symptoms and Diagnosis Date: August 25, 2011 Topic: Alzheimer's
Disease: Symptoms and Diagnosis Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
during the patient's lifetime is done through mental and
behavioral symptoms, a physical examination, and
neuropsychological and laboratory tests. In this segment Dr.
Eakin discusses screening methods and new options on the
horizon. Alzheimer's Audio Files Dr. Guy Eakin: Hi! I'm Dr. Guy
Eakin. I'm going to explain the symptoms of Alzheimer's and how
the disease is diagnosed. Today for most people the only way to
definitively diagnose Alzheimer's is through a brain autopsy.
While a person is alive, physicians can correctly diagnose
Alzheimer's disease about 90% of the time based on mental and
behavioral symptoms, a physical examination and
neuropsychological and laboratory tests. Using information
provided by the patient and the family, the physician will first
take a history of mental and behavioral symptoms. Early-stage
patie