Alzheimer disease (AD) is one form of dementia; other types include dementia with Lewy bodies, vascular dementia, and Parkinson’s disease. AD has no known cure or treatment that can stop or even reverse the diseases’ progression. AD is characterized by alterations in multiple brain functions including thinking, comprehension, memory, learning capacity, orientation, and judgment. Risk factors for AD are family history, APOE gene, age, mild cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease risk factors, social and cognitive engagements, education and traumatic brain injury.
The prevalence of Ad has increased in recent years. In 2014, it was estimated that 5.2 million Americans
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