Evaluation of the demented patient

Med Clin North Am. 1994 Jul;78(4):773-93. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30129-8.

Abstract

Approaching the patient with Alzheimer's disease often requires the participation of a team of collaborating physicians and psychologists as well as others both for diagnosis and for management. This article describes the approach to the disease by a neurologist, geriatrician, psychiatrist, and psychologist. Each describes a specific diagnostic approach, and the reader can appreciate the incremental value to assessment and care that emerges from the aggregate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*
  • Alzheimer Disease / psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Patient Care Team
  • Psychological Tests