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Alzheimer's disease in physician

Notes: - Alzheimer's disease is often wrongly regarded as a monolithic disease marked by an inexorable decline into incompetence [1] - case report of a 76 year old physician diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, but allowed to practice successfully for an additional 4 years with oversight [1]

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) physician

References

  1. Devi G Alzheimer's s Disease in Physicians - Assessing Professional Competence and Tempering Stigma. N Engl J Med 2018; 378:1073-1075. March 22, 2018 PMID: 29562159 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1716381