Current Diagnostic Pathways for Alzheimer's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Real-World Study Across Six Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic pathways for patients presenting with cognitive complaints may vary across geographies.

Objective

To describe diagnostic pathways of patients presenting with cognitive complaints across 6 countries.

Methods

This real-world, cross-sectional study analyzed chart-extracted data from healthcare providers (HCPs) for 6,744 patients across China, France, Germany, Spain, UK, and the US.

Results

Most common symptoms at presentation were cognitive (memory/amnestic; 89.86%), followed by physical/behavioral (87.13%). Clinical/cognitive tests were used in > 95%, with Mini-Mental State Examination being the most common cognitive test (79.0%). Blood tests for APOE ɛ4/other mutations, or to rule out treatable causes, were used in half of the patien

SUBMITTER: Roth S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10357118 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature