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Doctors Say Yearly Memory Evaluations are Critical to Early Diagnosis, Effective Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

September 21, 2016 8:03 AM EDT

NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Memory evaluations are critical to the early diagnosis and effective treatment of people with Alzheimer's disease, according to Dr. Gary Small, director of geriatric psychiatry at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.

While more than 5 million Americans currently have Alzheimer's disease, less than half are diagnosed1.

"A simple memory evaluation is a critical first step toward addressing dementia in its earliest stages," said Dr. Small, who is also a member of the... More