LCD for Hospice - Determining Terminal Status (L25678)

EARLY RECOGNITION AND TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA. Overview. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in persons over the age of 65. The confirmatory diagnosis of Alzheimer’s requires an autopsy examination that manifests classic histopathology findings including senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and amyloid deposition. ................
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