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Alzheimer's Disease

Also called: Alzheimer's

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The main risk factor for Alzheimer's disease is increased age. As a population ages, the frequency of Alzheimer's disease continues to increase. Ten...
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The causes of Alzheimer's disease are not known. The "amyloid cascade hypothesis" is the most widely discussed and researched hypothesis about the...
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Alzheimer's disease is invariably progressive. Different studies have stated that Alzheimer's disease progresses over two to 25 years with most...
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There is no specific "blood test" or imaging test that is used for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed when: 1) a...
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The onset of Alzheimer's disease is usually gradual, and it is slowly progressive. Memory problems that family members initially dismiss as "a normal...
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