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The potential savings in illness costs attainable from treatment are small for mildly and very severely demented patients with AD.However,for moderately to severely demented home-dwelling patients having,say,an MMSE score of 7 at baseline,prevention of a 2 point decline in the score would save about$3700 annually and a 2 point increase in an MMSE score rather than a 2 point decline would save about$7100.Large savings in the costs of caring for moderately to severely demented home-dwelling patients with AD may be achievable from disease interventions that have minor effects on patients'cognitive status. |
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