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Alzheimer's disease is the biological process that begins with the appearance of a buildup of proteins in the form of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary ...
Newer imaging tests can help detect specific brain changes caused by Alzheimer's disease, such as amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. These newer tests ...
Mayo Clinic experts from many disciplines, including neurology, neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry, collaborate to provide you with the best Alzheimer's ...
To diagnose Alzheimer's dementia, healthcare professionals conduct tests to measure memory impairment and other thinking skills. They also judge functional ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Huntington's disease; Mixed dementia. While dementia is a general term, Alzheimer's disease is a specific brain disease. It is marked ...
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes memory loss and other cognitive decline due to brain cell degeneration.
If other conditions that cause memory loss were ruled out, such as a stroke, then a diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease was made. But Alzheimer's disease ...
Alzheimer's disease gradually damages and destroys nerve cells in the brain. This results in a decline in memory, reasoning and other thinking skills. Medicines ...
This is why the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic works hard to learn more about aging-related diseases that affect memory. Dementia is not one ...
Young-onset Alzheimer's disease is a rare form of dementia that presents unique challenges. Learn more about causes, diagnosis and how to cope.
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