Open AccessCLINICAL AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MILESTONES ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: TRANSFORMING FUNCTIONAL SCORES INTO LEVELS OF DEPENDENCE
Author(s) -
Kristin KahleWrobleski,
J. Scott Andrews,
Mark Belger,
Serge Gauthier,
Yaakov Stern,
Dorene M. Rentz,
Douglas Galasko
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of prevention of alzheimer s disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2426-0266
pISSN - 2274-5807
DOI - 10.14283/jpad.2015.53
Subject(s) - disease , medicine , gerontology , psychology , neuroscience
Because Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by a gradual decline, it can be difficult to identify distinct clinical milestones that signal disease advancement. Adapting a functional scale may be a useful way of staging disease progression that is more informative for healthcare systems.
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