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Alzheimer's Disease

If you are wondering what Alzheimer's DiseaseGerman doctor named Dr. Alois Alzheimer. It
is all about, read on to find some basicwas in 1906 when he noticed that a woman who
facts.died of an unusual mental illness had
abnormal changes in her brain tissue. He
Dementia is the term for a brain disorderfound irregular clumps along with bundles of
that has a serious effect on a person'sfibers entangled in his patient?s brain. Dr.
ability to go about his daily activities.Alzheimer discovered a disease that
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most commondeteriorats  the  brain.
form of dementia among elderly people. At
first, it affects the part of the brain thatScientists also found out that those with AD
control memory, language and thought. Evenhave nerve cells that die in the areas
now, scientists do not know the specificcrucial to memory and other mental functions.
causes  and  cures  for  this  disease.The connections between these nerve cells do
not function normally. Scientists also
According to scientists, almost 4.5 millionsnoticed that the amount of brain chemicals
Americans have AD. It usually starts after athat are utilized in carrying messages to the
person reaches the age of sixty. The risk ofwhole body became less. By disrupting these
contracting this disease increases with age.messages to the brain, AD impairs memory and
There are a handful of cases, however, ofthought.
patients getting AD while they were young.
Almost five percent of all AD cases are fromAD is also progressive; once contracted, the
the ages of 65 to 74. Almost half of them aredisease will worsen until the sufferer will
from  ages  85  years  and  up.have a total lack of control over his or her
mental and physical faculties.
Alzheimer's Disease got its name from a



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