Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease is important. And in today’s Healthwatch, Janet Choi looks at a test that may help detect the very early signs of the debilitating disease.
87 year old Gloria Chu is fiesty and energetic. But, her memory sometimes let's her down.
Doctors say Gloria could be entering the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. To help with a diagnois..she had a special scan done on the part of her brain
that is critical to memory. A new study of 76 patients finds this technology can help detect ** early ** changes in brain better than traditional mri's.
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, as better medicines and therapies become available, knowing who is at high risk could become more valuable.
Gloria plays solitaire twice a day to keep her brain working...
Until then, she volunteers at an elderly center to encourage others to keep their minds active - just like she does.
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