Clinic Experience
In the News
Featuring
Michael Rafii, MD, PhD
Featuring Michael Rafii, MD and
Douglas Galasko MD Experts remain locked in debate over testing for the disease when there is no cure.
UT San Diego, December 2012
Memory Disorders Clinic Director Michael Rafii, MD, and other UC San Diego faculty on alzheimer's care and research.
UT San Diego, September 2012
William Mobley, MD, PhD, featured in story on a pilot study at UC San Diego examining similarities of brain plaques that develop in people with Down's syndrome and those with late onset Alzheimer's disease.
Contact the Memory Disorders Clinic
Call 858-657-8540. The Memory Disorders Clinic at UC San Diego Health System is located at Perlman Medical Offices in La Jolla. Get directions and parking info.
Request an appointment.
Download the Neurology Patient Questionnaire.
Initial Evaluation at the Memory Disorders Clinic
Patients at the Memory Disorders Clinic receive an extensive neurological, neuropsychological and nursing assessment, usually lasting about two hours.
The input of the caregiver is sought for each patient we see. Because memory loss and other related symptoms are often multi-factorial and complex, we believe that a multidisciplinary and comprehensive evaluation is necessary for most patients. This initial evaluation includes assessments that would normally take two or three visits in a traditional medical setting.
The purpose of this comprehensive evaluation is to determine the cause or causes of the patient's symptoms. After the initial evaluation, the clinicians involved with each patient hold a conference to discuss the diagnosis and potential treatments.
Following this conference, the clinicians discuss their findings with the patient and the family. In some cases, a diagnosis will be deferred until more information (such as blood tests or brain imaging) is collected. A written report is then sent to the primary care physician or referring physician.
Sample vMRI from age-related atrophy report
Comprehensive Approach to Alzheimer's Disease
The Memory Disorders Clinic at UC San Diego Health System diagnoses dementias, treats patients with all forms of dementia, and provides support to families and caregivers of those living with Alzhemer's Disease (AD) and related disorders.
Clinic medical professionals work alongside both the UC San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, providing access to and conducting the latest clinical trials for AD. As a comprehensive care center, clinical trials center and research center, UC San Diego Health System is a national leader in Alzheimer's disease.