MILD ALZHEIMERʹS DISEASE: A «POSITION PAPER»

Under the auspices of the Société Française de Gériatrie et Gérontologie, a multi-disciplinary group of specialists in geriatrics, neurology, epidemiology, psychiatry, neuroradiology and nuclear medicine met with the aim of drawing up references on the methods for diagnosing and treating mild Alzheimerʹs disease. The critical analysis of international literature, conducted by Professor Bruno Vellas for the scientific committee, has served to support study of the latest knowledge in 2008. The multi-disciplinary group met on 14 and 15 May 2008 in order to set out the questions that this study must answer and to allocate draft studies. Thus, it has been possible to conduct a study focused on mild Alzheimerʹs disease, giving particular attention to diagnostic procedure, specific methods of treatment and the benefits of making a diagnosis