Update on Alzheimer's disease

Promising advances in detection and treatment

James R. Burke Dr Burke is assistant professor of medicine, division of neurology, Duke University School of Medicine, and director of clinical dementia trials, Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Deane Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina.Correspondence[email protected]

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Joel C. Morgenlander Dr Morgenlander is assistant professor of medicine, division of neurology, and director, Neurology Residency Training program, Duke University School of Medicine.

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Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in the United States. Distinguishing this disease from other types of dementia can be difficult, but there are numerous findings on history taking and physical examination that can help improve diagnostic accuracy. The authors discuss advances in the understanding of disease pathogenesis as well as in pharmacologic therapies, including potential disease-modifying agents.

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