Sunday, 4 May 2014

Subtype of Alzheimer's Disease may be Present in a More Widespread Number of Patients

At Mayo Clinic in Florida, neuroscientists have defined a subtype of Alzheimer's disease (AD) that they say is neither well recognized nor treated appropriately. The variant, called hippocampal sparing AD, made up 11 percent of the 1,821 AD-confirmed brains examined by Mayo Clinic researchers - suggesting this subtype is relatively widespread in the general population. The Alzheimer's Association estimates that 5.2 million Americans are living with AD. And with ...

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