Early Diagnosis Key to Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

07/11/2017 10 min Episodio 8
Early Diagnosis Key to Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

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Episode Synopsis

Recent research shows Alzheimer’s disease can be present up to two decades before symptoms occur; a phenomenon known as preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Comparing the disease to a burning building, some scientists believe treatment needs to happen well before significant foundational damage occurs. Guest: Paul Aisen, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
 

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