The medical community typically uses a three-stage system for characterizing the severity of a patient's disease. Caregivers often use a seven-stage system.
Seven Stages of Alzheimer's DiseaseAlzheimer's disease (AD) is a characteristic process with readily identifiable clinical stages. These clinical stages exist in a continuum with normal aging processes. The clinical stages of AD can b
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The Three Stages of Alzheimer's DiseaseIt is difficult to place a patient with Alzheimer's disease in a specific stage. However, symptoms seem to progress in a recognizable pattern and these stages provide a framework for understanding the
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