Alzheimer's victims need treatment much earlier

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE sufferers need to get treatment a lot earlier, if the stigma associated with dementia is to be reduced and their quality of life improved, experts said yesterday.

Alzheimer's victims need treatment much earlier

The plea came from the Alzheimer Society of Ireland after a survey revealed that 70% of people in this country know little or nothing about the condition.

Two national surveys, one among doctors and the other among the public, show a growing stigma about the disease and a reluctance among GPs to make Alzheimer's diagnoses.

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