title: Alzheimer's disease.
abstract: Alzheimer's disease is the most prevalent form of dementia. There are significant efforts underway to elucidate the pathogenesis of this disease and to find ways to lessen the impact of the symptoms. This paper summarizes current knowledge regarding the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, APC Building, Room #971, Providence, RI 02903, USA. rjgoldberg@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000818:Animals; D001519:Behavior; D003704:Dementia; D006801:Humans