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Dr. Gil Rabinovici discusses the symptoms of early-onset Alzheimer's disease beyond memory loss and advancements in diagnosis and treatment.

The symptoms of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease doesn’t always begin with the memory changes that many people associate with dementia. For some, the first signs may involve vision, language, decision-making, behavior, or changes in daily functioning.Dr. Gil Rabinovici, a professor of neurology and radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and a behavioral neurologist at the UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center, explains why Alzheimer’s can look different in people who develop symptoms before age 65. His research focuses on using brain imaging and other biomarkers to improve dementia diagnosis, better understand neurodegenerative diseases, and support the development of new treatments.In this Live Talk with Being Patient’s founder, Deborah Kan, Rabinovici discussed how early-onset Alzheimer’s may first appear through changes in executive function, language, visual processing, or personality, and why those symptoms can sometimes lead to confusion or delayed diagnosis. He also explainsed how advances in PET scans, spinal fluid testing, and emerging blood tests are helping clinicians detect the biology of Alzheimer’s during life, while new antibody…

People in this episode

Host: Deborah Kan

Guest: Dr. Gil Rabinovici

Topics covered

• early-onset Alzheimer's
• symptoms of dementia
• neurodegenerative diseases
• brain imaging
• diagnosis
• treatment advancements

Keywords

• early-onset Alzheimer's
• memory loss
• brain imaging
• diagnosis
• treatment
• neurodegenerative diseases
• executive function
• language
• visual processing
• personality changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Edward and Pearl Fein Memory and Aging Center

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