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Article: Alzheimer Disease
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Alzheimer Disease
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Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Alzheimer Disease
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Alzheimer (ALTS-hy-mer) disease (commonly called Alzheimer
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s disease) is a condition in which abnormal structures (called plaques and tangles) form in the brain, accumulating over time and interfering with nerve cell connections. The disease leads to problems with memory and thinking and to changes in personality and behavior, called dementia (de-MEN-sha)
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Dementia
Memory loss
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Alzheimer disease is named after Alois Alzheimer, the German physician who first ...