International survey highlights great public desire to seek early diagnosis of Alzheimer's

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 11:31 in Health & Medicine

Results of an international survey reveal that over 85% of respondents in the five countries surveyed say that if they were exhibiting confusion and memory loss, they would want to see a doctor to determine if the cause of the symptoms was Alzheimer's disease. Over 94% would want the same if a family member were exhibiting the symptoms. The findings were presented today at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2011 (AAIC 2011).

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