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For the first time in 25 years, medical experts are proposing a major change in the criteria for Alzheimer’s disease, part of a new movement to diagnose and, eventually, treat the disease earlier.
The new diagnostic guidelines, presented Tuesday at an international Alzheimer’s meeting in Hawaii, would mean that new technology such as brain scans would be used to detect the disease even before there are evident symptoms. If the guidelines are adopted, some experts expect the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease to double or triple.
