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EnricoPin t1_j2azr20 wrote

Reply to comment by Tash11e in ELI5: Alzheimer's is dementia, but not all dementia is Alzheimer's. So what is the difference? by degobrah

To make a diagnostic of alzheimer you must first exclude all other causes and all reversible causes of dementia (hypothyroidism, depression, hydrocephalus)

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rcm718 t1_j2b8xbz wrote

Once you've excluded all other causes, it must necessarily be that cause, no?

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EnricoPin t1_j2b9qvv wrote

It’s not that easy, but it’s how we do it.

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