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Alzheimer's Disease

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AD

Alzheimer's Disease

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ALZ

Alzheimer's disease

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AA

Alzheimer's Association

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ADRDA

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association

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SDAT

Senile Dementia of Alzheimer's Type

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AARC

Arizona Alzheimer's Research Center

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APFI

Alzheimer's Prevention Foundation International

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CART

Coins For Alzheimer's Research Trust

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CARE

Community Alzheimer Respite And Enrichment

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ALZ-GMC

Alzheimer's Association - Greater Michigan Chapter

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NWOALZ

Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter

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ARF

Alzheimer's Research Foundation

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AAOC

Alzheimer's Association Of Orange County

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SEAD

Support And Education For Alzheimer Disease

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AIS

Alzheimer's Information Site

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ACE

Alzheimer's Care and Enrichment

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AARC

Alzheimer's And Aging Research Center

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FCARF

Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation

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ARFFC

Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Fisher Center

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ADRDAI

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc.

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RRAD

Respite and Research for Alzheimer's Disease

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NWOALZ

Northwest Ohio Chapter of Alzheimer's Association

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AAQI

Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative

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ADGC

Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium

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What does Alzheimer mean?

Alzheimer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation (including easily getting lost), mood swings, loss of motivation, self-neglect, and behavioral issues. As a person's condition declines, they often withdraw from family and society. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Although the speed of progression can vary, the typical life expectancy following diagnosis is three to nine years.The cause of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood. There are many environmental and genetic risk factors associated with its development. The strongest genetic risk factor is from an allele of APOE. Other risk factors include a history of head injury, clinical depression, and high blood pressure. The disease process is largely associated with amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, and loss of neuronal connections in the brain. A probable diagnosis is based on the history of the illness and cognitive testing with medical imaging and blood tests to rule out other possible causes. Initial symptoms are often mistaken for normal aging. Examination of brain tissue is needed for a definite diagnosis, but this can only take place after death. Good nutrition, physical activity, and engaging socially are known to be of benefit generally in aging, and these may help in reducing the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's; in 2019 clinical trials were underway to look at these possibilities. There are no medications or supplements that have been shown to decrease risk.No treatments stop or reverse its progression, though some may temporarily improve symptoms. Affected people increasingly rely on others for assistance, often placing a burden on the caregiver. The pressures can include social, psychological, physical, and economic elements. Exercise programs may be beneficial with respect to activities of daily living and can potentially improve outcomes. Behavioral problems or psychosis due to dementia are often treated with antipsychotics, but this is not usually recommended, as there is little benefit and an increased risk of early death.As of 2020, there were approximately 50 million people worldwide with Alzheimer's disease. It most often begins in people over 65 years of age, although up to 10% of cases are early-onset affecting those in their 30s to mid-60s. It affects about 6% of people 65 years and older, and women more often than men. The disease is named after German psychiatrist and pathologist Alois Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906. Alzheimer's financial burden on society is large, with an estimated global annual cost of US$1 trillion. Alzheimer's disease is currently ranked as the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.

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