When teaching the children of a patient who is being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease ( AD ) about the disorder, the nurse explains that
A) the most important risk factor for AD is a family history of the disorder.
B) new drugs have been shown to reverse AD dramatically in some patients.
C) a diagnosis of AD can be made only when other causes of dementia have been ruled out.
D) the presence of brain atrophy detected by MRI confirms the diagnosis of AD in patients with dementia.
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