The commonest diagnosis for all patients alleged to have dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It is widely reputed that two thirds of patients with dementia are suffering from Alzheimer’s. Indeed, Alzheimer’s has in many countries become the default diagnosis. If a patient has dementia then they will be assumed to be suffering from Alzheimer’s and little or no effort will be made to find any other diagnosis. The drug companies, the big charities, the media and even some doctors seem to promote the view that the words ‘dementia’ and `Alzheimer’s’ are pretty well interchangeable.
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Source: Dr Vernon Coleman - MB ChB DSc Read the original article here: https://vernoncoleman.org/