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  1. On this page: How does Alzheimer's disease affect the brain? Signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Stages of Alzheimer's disease. What causes Alzheimers disease? How is Alzheimers disease diagnosed? How is Alzheimers disease treated? Support for families and Alzheimer's disease caregivers.

  2. Alzheimers disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. Alzheimers disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.

  3. Alzheimers disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with the disease — those with the late-onset type symptoms first appear in their mid-60s.

  4. Apr 1, 2024 · Alzheimers disease is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. People with Alzheimers also experience changes in behavior and personality. More than 6 million Americans, many of them age 65 and older, are estimated to have Alzheimer’s disease.

  5. Feb 13, 2024 · In the past, Alzheimer's disease was diagnosed for certain only after death when looking at the brain with a microscope revealed plaques and tangles. Health care professional and researchers are now able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease during life with more certainty.

  6. Alzheimer's disease ( AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, [2] and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [2] [14] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [1] .

  7. Nov 28, 2023 · Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological disorder that involves irreversible worsening changes in the ability to think and remember. It is the most common cause of dementia—the loss of the ability to reason, learn new skills, and plan and prioritize to the point which it interferes with a person's daily life and activities—in older adults.

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