Should You Get a Blood Test For Alzheimer's?

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Dr. Rae Bacharach discusses the Neurology Today article, "Individuals Can Now Request a Blood Test for Alzheimer disease - Why Some Dementia Experts Are Wary". Show references: https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/fulltext/2023/10190/individuals_can_now_request_a_blood_test_ ...  Show more

The diagnostic paradigm for Alzheimer's disease (AD) has rapidly shifted in the last five years as fluid-based biomarker testing has emerged as a reliable, accurate, and accessible means to detect amyloid pathology when evaluating a patient for cognitive decline. This pod ...

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