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Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities.

AD begins slowly. It first involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory and language. People with AD may have trouble remembering things that happened recently or names of people they know. A related problem, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), causes more memory problems than normal for people of the same age. Many, but not all, people with MCI will develop AD.

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  1. Alzheimer's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia among older people. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/alzheimersdisease.html - Health Topics
  2. Easy-to-Read Health Information 
    ... on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism) Also in Spanish Alzheimer's Disease 8 Frequently Asked Questions about Alzheimer's Disease (National Institute on Aging) If My Parent ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/all_easytoread.html -
  3. 8 Frequently Asked Questions about Alzheimer's Disease Easy-to-Read From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute on Aging)  
    Alzheimer's Disease
    https://www.nia.nih.gov/...-asked-questions-about-alzheimers-disease - External Health Links
  4. Alzheimer's disease 
    ... the advanced stages of the disease.Individuals with Alzheimer's disease usually survive 8 to 10 years after the appearance of symptoms, ... Li Y, Grupe A. Genetics of late-onset Alzheimer's disease: progress and prospect. Pharmacogenomics. 2007 Dec;8(12):1747-55. doi: 10.2217/14622416.8. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alzheimers-disease - Genetics
  5. Cognitive Testing: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... Department of Health and Human Services; What Is Alzheimer's Disease?; [reviewed 2021 Jul 8; cited 2022 Oct 31]; [about 7 screens]. Available from: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-alzheimers-disease National Institute on Aging [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): U.S. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/cognitive-testing - Medical Tests
  6. APOE gene 
    ... effect of APOE genotype on clinical phenotype in Alzheimer disease. Neurology. 2006 Aug 8;67(3):526-7. doi: 10.1212/01. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/apoe - Genetics
  7. Alzheimer's Myths (Alzheimer's Association)  
    Alzheimer's Disease/Related Issues ... Alzheimer's Disease ... Is memory loss a natural part of aging? Do aspartame, aluminum, silver dental fillings or flu shots ...
    https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers/myths - External Health Links
  8. HTT gene 
    ... not to be toxic: aggregations in Huntington and Alzheimer disease. Trends Genet. 2006 Aug;22(8):408-11. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2006. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/htt - Genetics
  9. Alzheimer disease 
    ... AAIC18-Sun-clinical-practice-guidelines.asp . Accessed May 8, 2024. Budson AE, Solomon PR. Alzheimer's disease. In: Budson AE, Solomon PR, eds. Memory Loss, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000760.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. PSEN1 gene 
    ... AT. Identification of the role of presenilins beyond Alzheimer's disease. Pharmacol Res. 2004 Oct;50(4):411-8. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.12.026. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/psen1 - Genetics
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