This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.The purpose of this longitudinal study is to continue current longitudinal research to describe the natural history of Alzheimer's disease (AD), to describe the borders between normal aging and AD; to examine the stage-specific prognosis of mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe dementia; to determine factors associated with relatively malignant and a relatively benign course, and to identify possible prognostic subgroups and markers. AD subjects and normal elderly control subjects will be evaluated and followed until death. Subjects meeting criteria for specific clinical studies will be selected to participate in additional related research projects.
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