"Alzheimer's Disease is a slowly progressive disease of the brain that is characterized by impairment of memory and eventually by disturbances in reasoning, planning, language, and perception."

Alzheimer's Disease can cause severe impairment of the nerves and memory causing the person to suffer from dementia. therefore the treatment and management of this disease may take a long time and a lot of patience. Read this detailed article on all the aspects of Alzheimer's Disease...Causes, Symptoms, warning signs, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and management of the patient.

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