MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — New guidelines for diagnosing the mental decline that can come with several diseases of aging may create confusion among doctors and patients about who has early Alzheimer's disease and who simply has mild cognitive impairment, a new report warns.
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MONDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) — Mild cognitive impairment — marked by a loss in short-term memory in particular — may be a stronger predictor of Alzheimer’s disease than so-called “biomarkers,” which include things such as changes in brain volume or levels of certain proteins in cerebrospinal fluid, a new ... continue reading
An assessment of cognitive impairment will be a mandatory part of the annual wellness visit for Medicare beneficiaries beginning January 2011, as part of passage of comprehensive health care reform legislation known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…
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