Maxprop stated: His disease wasn't diagnosed until well into his second term
of office.

And in actuality, that diagnosis was just an accurate guess since at that
time, the only accurate way to diagnose Alzheimer's was a cadaver study on
the brain. Accurate diagnosis is new....Until very recently, Alzheimer's
was diagnosed as dementia, schizophrenia, bi-polar illness, stroke residue,
and autonomic nerve disease. They all share common paths and symptoms.

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Maxprop stated: His disease wasn't diagnosed until well into his second term
of office.

???

katysails wrote:
And in actuality, that diagnosis was just an accurate guess since at that
time, the only accurate way to diagnose Alzheimer's was a cadaver study on
the brain.

I think Max was trying to be funny. Reagan wasn't diagnosed until well
after he left office.

... Accurate diagnosis is new....Until very recently, Alzheimer's
was diagnosed as dementia, schizophrenia, bi-polar illness, stroke residue,
and autonomic nerve disease. They all share common paths and symptoms.

Obviously, the lesson here is that we should elect a nun for
President... but only if we can find a Republican one...

DSK

but only if we can find a Republican one...

I know a few Republican nuns but they wouldn't be interested in the job....

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"DSK" wrote in message


I think Max was trying to be funny. Reagan wasn't diagnosed until well
after he left office.

Actually I wasn't. Reagan's physicians all concluded that he was suffering
an unspecified age-related dementia while still in the White House. The
actual term, Alzheimer's, didn't come until later, but he and his doctors
knew he was ill before the term was applied to his case.

Obviously, the lesson here is that we should elect a nun for
President... but only if we can find a Republican one...

Oh great, a sexual pervert in the Oval Orifice.

Max

Maxprop wrote:
Actually I wasn't. Reagan's physicians all concluded that he was suffering
an unspecified age-related dementia while still in the White House. The
actual term, Alzheimer's, didn't come until later, but he and his doctors
knew he was ill before the term was applied to his case.

It's possible that Reagan's doctors noticed that he had problems in this
area while he was still in office, after all he perceived reality in a
different way all his life. But he wasn't diagnosed with Alzheimer's
until six years after he was out of office. That's a long gap for a
diagnosis.

DSK

"DSK" wrote in message

Maxprop wrote:
Actually I wasn't. Reagan's physicians all concluded that he was
suffering
an unspecified age-related dementia while still in the White House. The
actual term, Alzheimer's, didn't come until later, but he and his
doctors
knew he was ill before the term was applied to his case.

It's possible that Reagan's doctors noticed that he had problems in this
area while he was still in office, after all he perceived reality in a
different way all his life. But he wasn't diagnosed with Alzheimer's
until six years after he was out of office. That's a long gap for a
diagnosis.

You may recall, Doug, that Alzheimer's wasn't exactly a household term
during Reagan's terms. The preponderant body of knowledge concerning it was
amassed during the Nineties, including diagnostic tools and techniques.
Further it's not uncommon for such diagnoses to be made years or even a
decade following the onset of Sx.

Max