title: Mild Alzheimer's disease: a "position paper".
abstract: Under the auspices of the Societe Francaise de Geriatrie et Gerontologie, a multi-disciplinary group of specialists in geriatrics, neurology, epidemiology, psychiatry, neuroradiology and nuclear medicine met with the aim of drawing up references on the methods for diagnosing and treating mild Alzheimer's disease. The critical analysis of international literature, conducted by Professor Bruno Vellas for the scientific committee, has served to support study of the latest knowledge in 2008. The multi-disciplinary group met on 14 and 15 May 2008 in order to set out the questions that this study must answer and to allocate draft studies. Thus, it has been possible to conduct a study focused on mild Alzheimer's disease, giving particular attention to diagnostic procedure, specific methods of treatment and the benefits of making a diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne gériatrique et gérontologie clinique, Gérontopôle, CHU Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan Casselardit, Toulouse, France.
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authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delrieu
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Voisin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrieu
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Belliard
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authors.lastname: Belmin
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authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blanchard
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authors.lastname: Ceccaldi
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authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dartigues
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authors.lastname: Defontaines
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authors.lastname: Lehericy
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authors.lastname: Puisieux
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authors.lastname: Robert
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authors.lastname: Touchon
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authors.lastname: Vellas
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mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D003071:Cognition; D018450:Disease Progression; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers