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Alzheimer's Disease
Research and Statistics

Alzheimer's disease is a tragic affliction that can cause a loved one to be unable to remember even the most basic of emotional connections. It can be a tough problem for any family to face, and in this article, we'll discuss some of the basic facts about Alzheimer's in order to give you a more complete understanding of the disease.

Dementia, resulting from an organic disease or a disorder of the brain is a deterioration of intellectual faculties, such as memory, concentration, and judgment.  It is sometimes accompanied by emotional disturbance and personality changes.

Alzheimer's disease is actually a form of dementia, a mental disorder that can cause a person to be able to lose the ability to perform the normal activities in their daily life. Alzheimer's is the most commonly occurring form of dementia, and as many as 4.5 million Americans alone suffer from the disease. At the current time, we don't have any type of cure for the disease, only preventative measures to help to stave off the disease's rate of damage. The disease most commonly occurs in those that are of age sixty or older, and the risk of contracting it increases as a person ages. As a matter of fact, those aged 85 and older face approximately a fifty percent risk of having the disease. That's not to say that the disease is simply caused by aging; scientists are unsure as to why some people become afflicted with the disease while others don't.
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More Articles About Alzheimer's Disease

• Basics of Alzheimer's Disease
  
  Alzheimer's disease is a tragic affliction that can cause a loved one to be unable to remember even the most basic of emotional connections.
• Increased Risks for African-Americans
  
  Alzheimer's disease often strikes those old in age and leaves them unable to perform the most basic of human functions.
• Alzheimer's Disease Statistics
  
  If you've ever known someone who was afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, you know exactly how devastating the disease can be.
• Communicating with someone with Alzheimer's disease
  
  Alzheimer's disease can be a very confusing condition to cope with. Individuals with the disease lose much of their communicative ability and their emotions may run rampant ...
• Caring For Your Loved One
  
  It can be truly heartbreaking to see the person that you love beginning to lose their memories, and as the disease wears on, it becomes more and more troublesome in caring for your loved one.
• Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease
  
  Alzheimer's disease is a devastating condition that can be very difficult to detect. The only true way that we have of diagnosing the condition is to perform an autopsy and note the presence of amyloid plaque
• Medical Advancements
  
  One in three people in the United States of America know someone who has been or currently is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
• Risk Factors
  
  One of the most common forms of dementia is a disease called Alzheimer's disease.
• The history of Alzheimer's disease
  
  Alzheimer's disease is a terrible problem that has been affecting those old in age for centuries.
• Disease Stages
  
  Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative mental disorder that can leave a person confused and frustrated when it comes to simple activities like identifying a family member.
• Dementia - Age Related?
  
  Dementia may not show up for years and is particularly common in brain injuries where a certain area of the brain has been damaged.