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By 2014, Medicare will include testing for dementia in its overall approved annual checkup, says Jim McAleer, president/CEO of the Alzeheimer's Association Orange County Chapter.

This will give physicians the potential to begin treatments earlier in the disease process, says Dr. Gus Alva, a psychiatrist who treats Alzheimer's patients and also is medical director of ATP Clinical Research in Costa Mesa.

"This disease progresses slowly," Alva says. "As the illness gets worse, the patient needs care beyond the capabilities of an individual family member.

"Because Alzheimer's begins slowly, it is often mistaken for normal aging and precious ground is lost for treatments.

"Although there is no cure for the disease, treatments can greatly slow down its progress," Alva says.

A combination treatment approach of the drugs Namenda and Aircept can make a difference in slowing memory decline, he says.

Namenda – or memantine – is in a class of medications called NMDA receptor antagonists that work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain.

Aircept – or donepezil – is a cholinesterase inhibitor that improves mental function by increasing the occurrence of natural substances that enable healthy brain activity. Continue to read: ocregister.com

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