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Predicting the Progression of Alzheimer's DiseaseAn assessment that reliably predicts the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been developed by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. The findings, which appeared in the journal Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, also found that those with a slower progression of the disease live longer. "Patients and families frequently ask clinicians to predict expected rates of cognitive and functional decline, and clinicians currently have little basis for making such decisions," said Dr. Rachelle Doody, professor of neurology and director of BCM's Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center. "Understanding the disease progression is important for care giving needs and to patient and caregiver quality of life." The BCM Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders Center followed 597 patients over 15 years. The research team used a variety of standardized tests and scales to assess the ability of their method to predict functions including memory, language, arithmetic and judgment/problem solving. By reviewing a patient's progression through those years, researchers could identify those factors seen in patients who later progressed at slow, intermediate or rapid rates. Researchers also found that those who fell into the slow and intermediate progression rates survived longer with those in the slowest progression rate surviving the longest. |
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Volume 6, Issue 1, Summer 2010 |
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