Alzheimer's disease

This is a group of primary brain degenerative diseases of unknown cause. It usually starts in the elderly or in the pre-senile period. It usually develops slowly and gradually progresses. The pathological changes were mainly diffuse atrophy of the brain and degeneration of nerve cells. According to the age of onset in the past, it is divided into Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Modern research tends to treat the two as a unit of disease. Commonly known as Alzheimer's disease. Onset in the pre-senior age, most have a family history of the same disease, the disease develops faster. Among elderly people in developed countries, the prevalence of dementia is 4% to 6%. As we get older, the proportion keeps rising. It is generally believed that the prevalence will double with every 5 years of age. More than half of them are Alzheimer's disease, and women are more common than men. Survey data in some areas of China are also close to comparison. With the increase of the average life expectancy of our people, this disease will become an important subject in geriatrics.

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