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Alzheimers Disease
As a new era dawns upon us many people find themselves asking the question; "What is Alzheimers Disease?" Alzheimers Disease today affects almost all people in some way. Since the amount of lives this disease affects continues to increase epidemiologists have named Alzheimers Disease, "The Disease of the Century". ... At that time a prestigious German psychiatrist, Emil Kraepelin, proposed naming the disease in honor of its discoverer Alois Alzheimer. ... Alzheimers.com)
Alzheimers Disease is a chronic brain disorder that destroys ones ability to reason, remember, imagine and learn. The disease is also known as "senile dementia" or "pre-senile dementia". ... alzheimers.com)
Lesions on brain cells that take the form of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles cause Alzheimers Disease. ... This protein is found in healthy brain cells, but is found in much larger quantities surrounding areas affected by this disease. Other ailments have been linked to the onset of the disease. ... The progression of Alzheimers can take from three to fourteen years. ...
The first stage of Alzheimers the patient experiences a slowing down of many factors of behavior. ... Many people are unaware of the presence of a disease because frequently memory loss is common in the elderly due to fatigue or a period of sickness. ... alzheimers. ... alzheimers. ... alzheimers.com)
The fourth stage of Alzheimers Disease is the stage that ultimately leads to death. ... alzheimers.com)
Diagnosis of this disease is very difficult. Doctors are only 100% certain of the presence of the disease from autopsies after death. Diagnosis is based on the judgment of physicians and their experience with Alzheimers Disease. ...
Many people also question the heredity of the disease. It has been found that some forms of the disease are hereditary. The "Pre-Senile" Alzheimers which usually sets on in a person around 40, 50 years of age is found to be hereditary.
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