Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is... Wikipedia

• Specialty:  Neurology
• Symptoms:  Memory loss, problems with language, disorientation, mood swings
• Usual onset:  Over 65 years old
• Duration:  Long term
• Causes:  Poorly understood
• Risk factors:  Genetics, head injuries, depression, hypertension
• Diagnostic method:  Based on symptoms and cognitive testing after ruling out other possible causes
• Differential diagnosis:  Normal brain aging, Lewy body dementia, Trisomy 21
• Medication:  Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, NMDA receptor antagonists (small benefit)
• Frequency:  50 million (2020)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo