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Diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease early is essential if patients are to benefit from the medications currently used for this dementia, a new report stresses.
However, most people with the condition are diagnosed late in the progression of the disease, which results in a "treatment gap" that limits access to information, treatment, care and support, according to the report released Tuesday by Alzheimer's Disease International. All this compounds the problems for patients, families, caregivers, communities and health professionals.
"The most important thing about this report is that it confirms the importance of early diagnosis and that interventions are possible because of it for Alzheimer's and other dementias," said Robert J. Egge, vice president for public policy and advocacy at the Alzheimer's Association. Continue to read: ivillage.com 
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