Alzheimer's disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. A neurodegenerative type of dementia, the disease starts mild and gets progressively worse.Contents of this application:1. Causes of Alzheimer's disease2. Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease3. How common is Alzheimer's disease?4. Risk factors5. Tests and diagnosis6. Treatment and preventionSome of the information about Alzheimer's disease also applies to other types of cognitive decline.Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Dementia ranges in severity from the mildest stage, when it is just beginning to affect a person’s functioning, to the most severe stage, when the person must depend completely on others for basic activities of daily living.Learn more about Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimers Disease
