| Getting the facts when you or a person that you | | | | that they have accumulated over the years. They |
| know is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is so | | | | are also going to loose their ability to make decisions, |
| important. There are so many things to know and | | | | find locations, and even perform their job on a daily |
| learn about so that everyone is informed and | | | | basis. This is a disease that will eventually break down |
| involved in the progression of a cure and treatment | | | | the body and cause death at some point. |
| of the disease. | | | | Another Alzheimer's disease fact is that it is the most |
| There are many places where you can find Alzheimer | | | | common form of dementia and effects one in every |
| disease facts that you can be comfortable with. | | | | 10 Americans over the age of 65. Alzheimer's disease |
| There are sites online that will help you as well as | | | | is a progressive disease, which advances in stages |
| many books and videos that can help people come | | | | from mild memory loss to the loss of many mental |
| to terms with the facts involving Alzheimer's disease | | | | abilities as well. The time from first symptom until |
| and what it can do to a person and a family. | | | | death can range from three to twenty years. |
| An Alzheimer disease fact is that there is no known | | | | Abnormal plaques comprised of the brain protein |
| cure for it now. There are only treatments that can | | | | called beta develop in the spaces between nerve |
| be done to slow down the progression of the | | | | cells and limit the communication between cells leading |
| disease as long as it is caught early enough. There | | | | to a decrease of the brain functioning. In addition to |
| are treatments that can be done for many patients | | | | this, another protein which channels the chemical |
| to help them to live healthier and longer lives. | | | | messages inside nerve cells will deform and tangle. |
| One of the facts is that this is a disease that affects | | | | That would eventually lead to the loss of nerve cells |
| the brain and takes away the precious memories | | | | in the brain. |