Open AccessRecent Advancements in Pathogenesis, Diagnostics and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
Author(s) -
Sahil Khan,
Kalyani Barve,
Maushmi S. Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current neuropharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.955
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1875-6190
pISSN - 1570-159X
DOI - 10.2174/1570159x18666200528142429
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , disease , intensive care medicine , neuroimaging , alzheimer's disease , bioinformatics , neuroscience , psychiatry , pathology , psychology , biology
The only conclusive way to diagnose Alzheimer's is to carry out brain autopsy of the patient's brain tissue and ascertain whether the subject had Alzheimer's or any other form of dementia. However, due to the non-feasibility of such methods, to diagnose and conclude the conditions, medical practitioners use tests that examine a patient's mental ability.