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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 ...
Biomarker tests also can let healthcare professionals know if the disease is in the early or later stages. Tests. Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease would likely ...
Alzheimer's disease first affects the part of the brain associated with learning, so early symptoms often include changes in memory, thinking and reasoning ...
People with Alzheimer's disease have plaques and tangles in their brains. Plaques are clumps of a protein called beta-amyloid. Tangles are fibrous masses made ...
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.
To diagnose Alzheimer's dementia, healthcare professionals conduct tests to measure memory impairment and other thinking skills. They also judge functional ...
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 ...
A simple blood test done in a doctor's office can help to diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Find out who can have the test, and how accurate results are.
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes memory loss and other cognitive decline due to brain cell degeneration.
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