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Is It Dementia or Depression?

David Roeltgen, MD
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Neurologist, Professor

A neurologist for over 20 years, Dr. Roeltgen's passions include...

David Roeltgen, MD

Monday, July 09, 2007
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One of the most common distinctions that physicians make in seeing patients with complaints of memory trouble is the distinction between dementia and depression. Before I continue, I would once again like to distinguish between the terms dementia and Alzheimer's disease.  Dementia is a b...
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    Emory Hill
    Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 05:01 PM

    Our tests incorporate a 10-question geriatric depression scale. The tests are entirely self-administered in doctors offices, automatically scored, and semi-automatically turned into reports. The charge per longitudinal report is $30. 

    Links to the tests, research, etc. available at www.AlzheimersScreen.com

    Emory Hill, PhD

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