Commentary on "Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease." A Canadian perspective

Serge Gauthier; Christopher Patterson; Michael Gordon; Jean-Paul Soucy; François Schubert; Antoine Leuzy

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2011.03.006

Commentary on "Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease." A Canadian perspective

Alzheimers Dement. 2011 May;7(3):330-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.03.006.

Authors

Serge Gauthier¹, Christopher Patterson, Michael Gordon, Jean-Paul Soucy, François Schubert, Antoine Leuzy

Affiliation

¹ McGill Center for Studies in Aging, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. serge.gauthier@mcill.ca

PMID: 21575874
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.03.006

Abstract

The criteria for mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and preclinical AD, while offering great hope of fostering research on primary and secondary prevention for AD, are currently unsuitable for use in general clinical practice and must be used with great caution in specialized memory clinics.

MeSH terms

Advance Care Planning / ethics
Advance Care Planning / standards*
Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*
Alzheimer Disease / epidemiology
Alzheimer Disease / prevention & control
Cognition Disorders / diagnosis*
Cognition Disorders / epidemiology
Cognition Disorders / prevention & control
Early Diagnosis
Humans
Memory Disorders / diagnosis
Memory Disorders / epidemiology
Memory Disorders / prevention & control
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / trends
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Quebec / epidemiology