- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Alzheimer And The Brain Economic
Affecting an estimated 4 1/2 million people in the United States, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is expected to become a growing medical, social, and economic concern as our elderly population expands. It is expected that AD will exert an increasing burden on all aspects of society as the number of patients affected by AD will only continue to increase. The most common cause of dementia, an effective cure for AD remains elusive.
Current treatments are limited to improving symptoms, yet lack the...
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From Our Sources
Alzheimer's Brain Tour- From the Alzheimer's Association
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Alzheimer's Prevention: Five Easy Tricks for Keeping Your Brai...
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Alzheimer's- Diagram of the Brain
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Why Brain Work is So Important to Brain Health
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