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Imaging Method Identifies AD Risk
(Source: UCLA) - Using innovative brain-scan technology, UCLA researchers have shown that the abnormal brain protein deposits that define Alzheimer's disease can be detected in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) - a condition that increases the risk for developing Alzheimer's and affects 15 to 20 million Americans.
Pain Management in Persons with Dementia
(Source: Blackwell) - In a recent study, researchers explored treatment of pain in dementia patients and predictors associated with insufficient analgesia (the absence of pain in response to stimulation that would normally cause pain).
Diagnosing With Dickens
(Source: NYT) - In Charles Dickens' story, "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghosts and experiences severe confusion along with a series of vivid hallucinations on Christmas Eve. A physician might ask whether some pathological process could have accounted for his remarkable experience.
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