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Addressing Barriers to Early Detection for Alzheimer's Disease

Addressing Barriers to Early Detection for Alzheimer's Disease

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging


Addressing Barriers to Early Detection for Alzheimer's Disease

FromFocus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

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Released:
Oct 2, 2016
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Podcast episode

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Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Guest: Marwan Noel Sabbagh, MD, FAAN, CCRI


In efforts to detect and diagnose Alzheimer's Disease, time is of the essence. But there are numerous barriers that clinicians face in practice to establishing a diagnosis quickly and accurately, which affects quality of care for patients. Joining host Dr. Matt Birnholz to address and consider solutions for these barriers is Dr. Marwan Sabbagh, Professor of Neurology and Chief of the Memory Disorders Division at the Barrow Neurological Institute. Uncover the truth about Alzheimer's in the non-certified educational series, Alzheimer's Disease: Towards Earlier Detection
Released:
Oct 2, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

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