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This lecture which has been developed to provide you with the latest information about the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease was ignored by the research and medical communities for many years and was felt to be an untreatable condition with an inexorable and relentless declining course. This has changed. Funding for Alzheimer's disease research is now the third largest item in the NIH budget. As a result, new discoveries are occurring every day and our knowledge of this disease and our ability to treat it are increasing rapidly. This module is designed to provide you with an update on some of that new knowledge. We will first discuss the epidemiology and pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. Then, we will talk about the diagnosis and treatment of this condition.