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Diagnosis & Tests
To get the full benefit of Alzheimer's treatments, early diagnosis is important. These articles describe what doctors are looking for -- and what you need to do.
Diagnosis
It's not easy to tell whether a person really has Alzheimer's disease. Here's how it's done.
Here's a helpful, step-by-step guide to getting a diagnosis for what might be Alzheimer's disease. This link will take you to another web site.
Tests
A blood test is available that identifies Apo E as a risk for dementia. Learn more about what these results mean.
A new test -- not of the brain, but of the skin -- can confirm a diagnosis of early Alzheimer's disease. The test provides a score called the "Alzheimer's index"
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