3 Stages of Alzheimers instead of 1

Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.  Maggie Kuhn



Many of us who have had this terrible disease touch our lives usually see it in a loved one.  It shows itself in memory lapses, interrupted thinking, inability to find words or finish sentences.  Unfortunately, by this time, the disease has taken hold of our loved one and it becomes a matter of trying to control or slow it down.  By this time, the inevitable is realized.

But researchers are hoping to redefine Alzheimer's as a 3-stage disease in the hopes of making a diagnosis earlier rather than later.  If found earlier, perhaps research and treatment can hold off or even cure this disease some day.

The following article from CNN explains why the redefinition of the stages of Alzheimer's might be a very important change in the diagnosis of what is quickly becoming a devastating disease.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/19/alzheimers.diagnosis.guidelines/index.html?hpt=T2