Table 1. Criteria for Diagnosis of Probable Alzheimer’s Disease According to NINCDS-ADRDA ADRDA Alzheimer's Criteria in Comparison With Traditional Signs and Symptoms of Cold and Dry Dementia, Showing Considerable Similarities ^a.

Criteria for Diagnosis of Probable Alzheimer’s Disease According to NINCDS-ADRDA Alzheimer's Criteria	Signs and Symptoms of Cold and Dry Dementia in ITM
Significant deficiencies in two or more areas of cognition, for example, word comprehension and task completion ability	Difficulty in perception and conception, disremembering recent events while recounting older ones
No loss of consciousness	No loss of consciousness
Onset from ages 40 to 90, typically 65	Prevalence in old ages
No other diseases or disorders that could account for the loss of memory and cognition	Solely resultant of cold and dry intemperament of the brain
Progressive deterioration of specific cognitive functions: language (aphasia), motor skills (apraxia), and perception (agnosia)	Speech impediment,impairment of coordinating complex movements,difficulty in perception and conception
Associated symptoms including depression, insomnia, incontinence, delusions, hallucinations, weight loss, sex problems, and significant verbal, emotional, and physical outbursts	Depression, insomnia
Other neurological abnormalities, especially in advanced disease, including increased muscle tone and a shuffling gait	Muscle stiffness

^a Abbreviations: ITM, Iranian traditional medicine; NINCDS-ADRDA, National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association.