2. • Alzheimer’s Disease is a form of dementia, and the most common.
• Worsening over time, most Alzheimer’s patients are diagnosed around the age of 65 years
old, although there is such a thing as young- onset Alzheimer’s where the victim gets the
disease in their 40’s or 50’s.
• Alzheimer’s is typically a very general term used for when the brain begins to forget past
memories, familiar people and daily events and/or procedures.
• About 5.1 million men and women above 65 are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Basic Description
3. Causes, Symptoms and Prevention
Alzheimer's can be caused by age, and can be
passed down genetically. Some signs are
being confused about your time or
place, memory loss, and having trouble
completing simple tasks. If a victim
experiences these symptoms and sees a
doctor soon, they can not prevent the
disease, but postpone it.
4. There is currently no cure for
Alzheimer's, but they have medicine
that can postpone the victim’s death.
Often times, terminally ill patients
of this disease will have signed for
doctor assisted suicide before they
fell far into the disease.
Treatment/ Cure
