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Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease Articles

   * Alzheimer's Disease Defined
   * Alzheimer's Disease Causes and Risk Factors
   * Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms and Diagnosis
   * Alzheimer's Disease Treatments and Research
   * Alzheimer's Disease Frequently Asked Questions

Alzheimer's Disease Videos

   * Cognitive Test for Alzheimer's (4 min 40 sec)
   * How Alzheimer's Affects Neurons In The Brain (1 min 48 sec)
   * Alzheimer's Disease The Nun Study (4 min 5 sec)
   * Tell Me About Senior Health/Alzheimer's Disease/Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease (2 min 31 sec)

Alzheimer's Disease: Words to Know

   * Dementia: Impaired intellectual function that interferes with normal social and work activities.
   * Donepezil hydrochloride (Aricept): A drug approved for use with AD patients that increases brain activity.
   * Ginkgo: An herb obtained from the ginkgo tree, thought by some alternative practitioners to be helpful in treating AD patients.
   * Neurofibrillary tangle: Twisted masses that develop inside brain cells of people with AD.
   * Senile plaque: Deposits that collect inside the brain cells of people with AD.
   * Tacrine (Cognex): A drug that may help improve memory in people with mild to moderate cases of Alzheimer's disease.

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