Alzhiemer's disease.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:08:43
Category: / History / European History
Length: 9 pages (2421 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 9 pages (2421 words)
Alzheimer's Disease: Not Just Loss of Memory.
Introduction.
Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative brain disease, is the most common cause of dementia. It currently afflicts about 4 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Furthermore, Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of mental impairment in elderly people and accounts for a large percentage of admissions to assisted living homes, nursing homes, and other long-term care facilities. Psychotic symptoms, such as …
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…and Lucette Lacomblez. (2000). Decreased awareness of cognitive deficits in patients with mild dementia of the Alzheimer type. International Journal Geriatric Psychiatry, 14, 1019-1030.
9.<Tab/>ABS Issued U.S. Patent for Method of Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease (unknown). Doctor's Guide. Electronic Format. http://pslgroup.com/dg/61f6.htm. [23, November 2000].
10.<Tab/>Research on the causes of Alzheimer's disease. (unknown) Alzheimer's Association. Electronic Format. http://www.alz.org/research/current/causes/. [23, November 2000].
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