A number of well known bodies, including the Alzheimer's Association and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), feel there should be screening for Alzheimer's disease. Early detection assists financial and service planning as well as provision on a governmental and personal level. Screening is generally thought of as a good thing but it is... Read more
The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) reported this year that in 2006 Alzheimer's disease moved up one place to become the 6th leading cause of death in the USA. 72,914 Americans died of the disease. While life expectancy for Americans increased to an average 78.1years, statistics showed that Alzheimer's disease was the only one of the 15 leading... Read more
It is estimated that between 20 to 40 percent of people with Alzheimer's disease experience hallucinations. This feature of the disease usually occurs in the middle stages. Hallucinations are most frequently associated with psychoses. The term psychotic, or psychosis, simply describes someone who has lost contact with reality.
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There are lots of diseases named after the person that first identified them. Parkinson's, Peyronie's, Paget's, Batten's, Graves disease are just a few examples. Alzheimer's is named after Alois Alzheimer.
Alois Alzheimer was born on June 14, 1864, in Marktbreit, Bavaria, Southern Germany. He went to the Universities of Aschaffenburg... Read more
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