[lit-ideas] Re: Superman Returns
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:21:35 -0700
JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx wrote:
So if YOU know this, why in the bloody blue blazes can't the Doc's tell
my Aunt if my Grandmother has dementia or Altzheimers?? And would it
make a difference? Treatment?
Your first question doesn't make sense, Julie. Alzheimer's causes
dementia, but not everything that causes dementia is Alzheimer's.
Moreover, most Alzheimer's sufferers have, in the late stages of the
disease, other dementia-causing conditions, usually a series of
non-fatal strokes.
The surest way of diagnosing Alzheimer's and other brain diseases such
as Creuzfeldt-Jakob is by autopsy. It can though be diagnosed by brain
imaging using positron emission tomography (PET) scanning.
See
http://www.wvm.petctmobile.com/zportal/portals/pat/brain/Alzheimers_Disease/pet_scans
Robert Paul
Reed College
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