One of the very confusing and commonly misunderstood features of Alzheimer’s disease is how we make the diagnosis. In previous blogs I have discussed this topic from what is typically called the top-down approach. The top-down approach is the typical clinical approach, the typical way health care professionals attempt to make a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. We take a history from and perform an examination of the patient and try to put this information together. When this is...
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