title: Diagnostic testing and dementia.
abstract: The prevalence of dementia is expected to increase markedly as our population ages. Although only a minority of cases currently are found to have treatable causes, the personal and financial costs of misdiagnosis are great. Furthermore, progress in developing effective therapy hinges on accurate diagnosis. This article reviews the current state of diagnostic testing in the diagnosis of dementia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sandson
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003704:Dementia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000191:economics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests