Persons with AD do not incur higher costs than persons with other types of dementia or age-matched persons without dementia in a mature health maintenance organization during the last few years of life, when utilization is likely to be highest.
The results add further support to guidelines that suggest that CT scans of the brain for confused elderly patients should only be performed for those with acute neurological findings, head trauma or a fall.
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