treat · follow-up
After the visit.
Plain-language notes about tests, medicines, and research.
Obtaining records
If a report or scan is missing, the records tool can make a letter for the place that holds it.
Diagnostic tests
Your plan may include one or more of these tests. The reason and timing depend on the question being asked.
Brain imagingWhat a brain MRI shows and what it cannot diagnose by itself.PET imagingHow amyloid, tau, and FDG PET answer different questions.Genetic testingThe difference between rare disease-causing variants and risk genes such as APOE.Alzheimer's blood testsWhat newer blood biomarkers can add to a specialist evaluation.
Medications
Your medicinesKnow why you are taking each medicine, the dose and timing, common side effects, and whom to contact with questions or for refills.
Anti-amyloid therapyThese treatments require an Alzheimer’s disease evaluation, a discussion of benefits and risks, and MRI safety monitoring.
Research studies
Observational studiesResearchers collect information or follow changes over time. Participants are not assigned a treatment.
Clinical trialsResearchers assign an intervention so they can study its effects. A trial may test a drug, device, procedure, or behavior.