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             the patient to his family doctor. The general practitioner runs a typical battery of urinalysis
             and blood tests that he sends off to the lab. If the tests come back negative, and no other
             cause of the symptoms is established, the patient is then referred to a specialist. The
             specialist, usually a psychiatrist, will then continue to rule out other possible illnesses
             through testing. If the next battery of tests also comes back negative, then the specialist
             will call on a neurologist to run a series of neurological examinations including a PET and
             CAT scan to rule out the possibility of brain tumors. A spinal tap is also performed to
             determine the possibility of other types of dementias. The patient will also undergo a
             complete psychiatric evaluation. If the patient meets the preliminary criteria for
             Alzheimer's disease, an examination of the patients' medical history is also necessary to
             check for possible genetic predispositions to the disease. The psychiatric team finally
             meets with the neurological team to discuss their findings. If
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