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2. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Medical condition Alzheimer's disease Other names Alzheimer's dementia Diagram of a normal brain compared to the brain of a person with Alzheimer's Pronunciation / ˈ æ l t s h aɪ m ər z ˈ ɑː l t s -/ Specialty Neurology Symptoms Memory loss, problems with language, disorientation, mood swings Complications Infections, falls and aspiration pneumonia in the terminal stage Usual onset Over ...

3. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   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 not the person realizes they have ...

4. Early-onset Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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   Early-onset Alzheimer's disease (EOAD), also called younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (YOAD), [ 1 ] is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed before the age of 65. [ 2 ] It is an uncommon form of Alzheimer's, accounting for only 5–10% of all Alzheimer's cases. About 60% have a positive family history of Alzheimer's and 13% of them are inherited in an ...

5. Could simple blood tests improve Alzheimer's diagnosis ... - AOL

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   Deep Shukla. September 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM. Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease has relied on cognitive symptoms until recently. While brain imaging scans and cerebrospinal fluid assays can be used ...

6. Could a new Alzheimer's biomarker help diagnose the disease ...

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   “One of the major problems in the study of Alzheimer’s, or dementia, in general, is that by the time a patient comes in for a consultation, they already have symptoms, most often with mild ...

7. Memory Disorders: The Diseases That Cause Forgetfulness - AOL

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   The most well-known type of memory disorder is dementia, an umbrella term that encompasses many memory loss conditions that share symptoms. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia ...