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The following provides information on alzheimer's disease. Contains a lot of facts about the disease, signs and symptoms, cures/treatments, and causes.
What is Alzheimer's"
Alzheimer's is a complex disease of the brain. It causes the gradual loss of brain cells and will eventually cause death. Many people suffer from the disease. It has no cure.
Signs and Symptoms:
- Memory loss
- Difficulty performing familiar tasks
- Problems with language
- Disorientation to time and place
- Poor or decreased judgment
- Problems with abstract thinking
- Misplacing things
- Changes in mood or behavior
- Changes in personality
- Loss of initiative
Causes of Alzheimer's:
-Abnormal structures of the brain
oAmyloid Plaques
oNeurofibrillary Tangles
-Age
o10% of 65-year olds have Alzheimer's
o50% of 85-year-olds have Alzheimer's.
-Family
oLargest risk if a parent or sibling has Alzheimer's
oSmaller risk if a grandparent or cousin has Alzheimer's.
-Genetics
oRare, uninherited forms of Alzheimer's.
oCommon forms of Alzheimer's
Treatments
There is no cure for Alzheimer's. However, there are medications that can help slow the process of brain.....
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