Alzheimer's Disease
and Memory Disorders Center
at Rhode Island Hospital
The Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory
Disorders Center was established in
1989. The center relocated from
Memorial Hospital to Rhode Island Hospital
in 2005 to combine its high quality neurological
services with the exceptional neuropsychologic
and psychiatric services of Rhode
Island Hospital, thus creating a comprehensive
diagnostic and treatment center for patients
with memory disorders.
The most common chronic memory disorder is
Alzheimer’s disease, which affects approximately
4.5 million people in the United States.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder
of the brain that slowly destroys a person’s
memory and ability to learn, reason, communicate
and perform daily activities. Another
common memory disorder, vascular dementia,
occurs when blood flow to the nerve cells in
the brain is reduced.
Because there are more
than 70 different causes of dementia, a comprehensive
diagnostic evaluation is an important
first step when dealing with symptoms
of memory loss.
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