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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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