WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE?
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disease of the brain
leadingto the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of
intellectual abilities, including memory and reasoning, which become
severe enough to impede social or occupational functioning.
Alzheimer's disease is also known as simply Alzheimer's, and Senile
Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT) .
During the course of the disease plaques and tangles develop within
the structure of the brain. This causes brain cells to die. Patients
with Alzheimer's also have a deficiency in the levels of some vital
brain chemicals which are involved with the transmission of messages
in the brain - neurotransmitte r
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. The disease
gets worse as it develops - it is a progressive disease. There is no
current cure for Alzheimer's, although thereare ways of slowing down
its advance and helping patients with some of the symptoms.
Alzheimer's is also a terminal disease - it is incurable and causes
death.
According the National Institute on Aging, there are estimated to be
between 2.4 million and 4.5 million Americans who have Alzheimer's.
There areapproximately 417,000 people in the UK with Alzheimer's,
according to the Alzheimer's Society./
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