Differences between alcohol related dementias and Alzheimers Disease

Differences between alcohol related dementias and Alzheimers Disease

How are the alcohol related dementias differentiated from Alzheimers Disease? 

No absolute features distinguish these conditions.

If the patient has a systemic disorder (such as alcoholism) that, in the clinician’s opinion, is sufficient to cause dementia, the diagnosis should not be probable Alzheimers Disease. Possible Alzheimers Disease may be used if underlying Alzheimers Disease is suspected in an actively drinking patient.

The patient should stop drinking with the help of appropriate rehabilitative services. If the dementia improves and the improvement continues or persists for 1 year or more, the diagnosis is not likely to be Alzheimers Disease.

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