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Alzheimer's Disease
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affects nerve cells or the brain and leads to memory impairment and loss of mental faculties. is characterized by memory lapses, confusion, emotional instability, and progressive loss of mental power.
A person can have memory loss, a personality change, and become listless or confused once t ....
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.... over the age of 85 have dementia symptoms.
Under a decade ago there were few diagnostic tools and almost no treatments for AD. Now the well described clinical signs can be used to identify 90% of cases. Where there's doubt, genetic tests and imaging studies can be used to help corroborate clinical findings.
Age and family history are primary risk factors. Certain genetic abnormalities cause rare, early onset, hereditary forms of AD. The presence of the gene for apolipoprotein å4 (A.... |
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