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2. Alzheimer's vs. normal memory loss: here are 5 things ... - AOL

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   Alzheimer's disease "is an illness of the brain that occurs primarily in older people where brain cells start to die," Devi says. There are a "multitude of factors" that can lead to this ...

3. Dementia Doctors Share The Changes They Would Make ... - AOL

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   Moderate and severe traumatic brain injuries increase a risk of cognitive decline or dementia even years later by anywhere from two to four times, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. For ...

4. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens. [2] It is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2] [15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1]

5. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   Brain atrophy in severe Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60–70% of cases of dementia worldwide. The most common symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are short-term memory loss and word-finding difficulties. Trouble with visuospatial functioning (getting lost often), reasoning, judgment and insight fail. Insight refers to whether or ...

6. Memory and aging - Wikipedia

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   Age-related memory loss, sometimes described as "normal aging" (also spelled "ageing" in British English), is qualitatively different from memory loss associated with types of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, and is believed to have a different brain mechanism.

7. Shifts in brain activity may signal Alzheimer's long before ...

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   Subtle changes in brain activity in the presence of both amyloid-beta and tau proteins may point to Alzheimer's disease, long before symptoms appear, a new study indicates.