Everything You Know About ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE : SYMPTOMS, CAUSES AND TREATMENT
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, a neurologic disease characterized by a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least six months, and not present from birth. AD usually occurs in old age and is marked by a decline in cognitive functions such as remembering reasoning and planning. The most common cause is Alzheimer's disease others include cerebrovascular disease, central nervous system infection, brain trauma or tumors, vitamin deficiencies, anoxia, metabolic conditions, endocrine conditions, immune disorders, prion diseases, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, normal-pressure hydrocephalus, Huntington's chorea, multiple sclerosis , and Parkinson's disease . The Alzheimer's Association has developed a list of 10 warning signs of AD. A person with several of these symptoms should see a physician for a thorough evaluation: Memory loss that affects job skills Difficulty performing f...