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Alzheimer's Diagnosis


The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease involves taking a detailed history of symptoms and ruling out other treatable medical and psychological conditions that cause loss of cognitive function (dementia), such as the following:

Depression
Head trauma
Infection (e.g., HIV, syphilis)
Intoxication or withdrawal from medication, poison, or substance of abuse
Kidney disease
Liver disease
Neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Creutzfeldt-Jakob, Huntington's)
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