A Summary of the Updated Criteria for Alzheimer's Disease

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impacts memory, language, and other cognitive processes, with the prevalence of AD in the United States projected to increase to approximately 13.8 million by 2050. With the anticipated increase in AD cases and medical scientific advances, there was a need to update clinical diagnostic criteria that were established in the 20th century. The purpose of this article is to review the updated diagnostic standards to provide a framework for SLP's working with this population.