Why is it so hard to diagnose early on-set Alzheimer’s?

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By Dr. Arthur Kleinman An accomplished physician and professor of psychiatry and medical anthropology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Arthur Kleinman’s view on the More...

" It is hard to diagnose as there is no known cause or explanation of dementia, there is no known cure - in fact, we don't really know anything about the disease. My wife had a very rare type of Alzheimer's in where her first signs were not physical but visual. Almost a year later we got a proper diagnosis from a neurologist who was no help in how we should go about after-care. There was no follow through - because the truth is - nobody really knows. "

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