ALZHEIMER DISEASE: A REVIEW

  • Unique Paper ID: 149552
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 765-770
  • Abstract:
  • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. It is characterized by progressive cognitive deterioration together with declining activities of daily living and behavioral changes. It is the most common type of pre-senile and senile dementia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5% of men and 6% of woman of above the age of 60 years are affected with Alzheimer's type dementia worldwide. The clinical manifestation of Alzheimer disease (AD) is dementia that typically begins with subtle and poorly recognized failure of memory and slowly becomes more severe and, eventually, incapacitating.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 12
  • PageNo: 765-770

ALZHEIMER DISEASE: A REVIEW

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