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Tom Cullen is the owner of Community Care Options, a California State approved vendor operated by a team of caring professionals with more than 30 years of experience in the field. Community Care Options is dedicated to providing continuing education to administrators of both Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly and Adult Residential Facilities and assist in keeping those facilities compliant with state regulations.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

New Guidelines for Early Alzheimer's Detection

It seems that things change quickly in Alzheimer's research.  As with any disease finding a cure is the ultimate goal.  But while we wait for that time to come we are encouraged by new information and new milestones in Alzheimer's research.

In today's news you may have seen headlines about revisions in Alzheimer's Disease diagnosis guidelines.  This revision is the first in 27 years.  The earliest stage of the disease is referred to as "preclinical Alzheimer's" and diagnosis occurs nearly 10 years before any symptoms are present.  The new guidelines officially refer to mild cognitive impairment, or MCI as the beginning of the disease.

Click here to read the entire article at www.reuters.com


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