The Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation says there are seven clinical stages of Alzheimer’s. Stages 1 through 3 are the pre-dementia stages, while stages 4 through 7 are the dementia ...
Dr. Andrew Pieper, director of the Brain Health Medicines Center at University Hospitals and senior author of the study, emphasizes this represents a fundamental shift in understanding the disease.
Traditionally, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) staging was based on clinical factors, such as the degree of cognitive impairment. Dementia is defined as acquired cognitive impairment that is significant ...