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Diagnostic testing and dementia
1Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Neurologic Clinics
|February 1, 1996
Abstract:
The prevalence of dementia is expected to increase markedly as our population ages. Although only a minority of cases currently are found to have treatable causes, the personal and financial costs of misdiagnosis are great. Furthermore, progress in developing effective therapy hinges on accurate diagnosis. This article reviews the current state of diagnostic testing in the diagnosis of dementia.