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Alzheimer's Disease Information

  • Alzheimer's disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease, is the most common cause of dementia and characterized clinically by progressive cognitive deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms or behavioral changes. The most striking early symptom is memory loss (amnesia), usually manifests as minor forgetfulness that becomes steadily more pronounced with illness progression, with relative preservation of older memories...
  • As the disorder progresses, cognitive (intellectual) impairment extends to the domains of language (aphasia), skilled movements (apraxia), recognition (agnosia) and those functions (such as decision-making and planning) closely related to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain as they become disconnected from the limbic system, reflecting extension of the underlying pathological process. This consists principally of neuronal (cell) loss (or atrophy), together with an inflammatory response to the deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Genetic factors are known to be important, and autosomal dominant mutations (variations) in three different genes - Presenilin 1, Presenilin 2, and Amyloid Precursor Protein - have been identified that account for a small number of cases of familial, early-onset AD. For late onset AD (LOAD), only one susceptibility gene has so far been identified - the epsilon 4 allele of the Apolipoprotein E gene. Age of onset itself has a heritability of around 50%.

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Before I write about yet another reason to break the habit, and in the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that my family is a no-smoking household. Neither my husband nor I are smokers and we do our best to teach our children all of the negative consequences associated with the behavior. So far at least, both of my kids hate the smell and ... Read More »
1. Eyes. “Can I have a light with that menu?” Presbyopia will hit you after the age of 40. You will notice it's more difficult to focus on objects up close because of presbyopia. This is normal and happens due to hardening of the lens inside your eye. When you first notice presbyopia you may be able to compensate by holding ... Read More »
1. Most hip fractures involve a break near the top of the long bone running through the thigh (femur,) near the hip joint. 2. Pain after hip fracture may be felt in the groin or buttock, and possibly the thigh or knee. 3. Flexing or rotating the hip will cause extreme discomfort when you have a hip fracture. 4. Hip fracture ... Read More »

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