Lehigh Valley Hospital: When It Matters Most
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Conditions We Treat

Care for Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease)

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are degenerative brain disorders. We understand that diagnosis can be difficult for you and your family. We will work with you closely to ensure you receive the care and support you need. We treat people who have memory disorders, we try to offer practical help and hope to their families, and we work with younger people who are concerned about their own memory problems, current or future.

Diagnosis

We offer several tests to diagnose dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other degenerative brain disorders. Our experienced staff uses state-of-the-art equipment for all of these tests: 

Treatment

About 5-10 percent of Americans over 60 have dementia, a category of brain diseases that includes Alzheimer’s disease, Pick’s disease, diffuse Lewy body dementia and many other neurodegenerative disorders. Our compassionate staff will talk to you and your family about:

  • Drug therapy
  • Prevention
  • Research
  • Education
Need Help? Call 610-402-CARE (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday) to talk to nurses and other experts who can help you find a neuroscience doctor and more.

This page last updated 4/21/08 06:36 PM
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Lehigh Valley Hospital has campuses in Allentown and Bethlehem, Pa. and serves the Pennsylvania communities of Easton, Doylestown, Quakertown, Hazelton, Lehighton, Perkasie, Pottstown, Pottsville, Reading, Scranton, Wilkes Barre, Stroudsburg, and the Poconos and also Phillipsburg and Flemington, N.J., and western New Jersey. You don't have to travel to Philadelphia or New York for quality health care.

 
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