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9355117

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-12-18
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD), representing about 50% of all dementias, is rising in the United States. By the year 2040 there will be an estimated 9 million persons with AD in the United States. The diagnosis of AD is sometimes made prematurely and incorrectly. A significant number of conditions, ranging from the irreversible to the fully reversible, can produce cognitive impairment, and thus may be mistaken for AD. These conditions include other forms of dementia, delirium, and pseudodementia and other psychiatric conditions. Knowledge of the most common of these conditions and their presenting symptoms and precipitating factors, combined with a thorough assessment, can prevent a misdiagnosis of AD. This article reviews several conditions that may be mistaken for AD. Actual case studies (with fictitious names) depict the typical presentation of some of them.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0361-1817
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
58-9, 63-8, 70, passim
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Alzheimer's disease: preventing and recognizing a misdiagnosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Vincent Healthcare, Inc., Philadelphia, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review