ALZHEIMERS

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Term Paper Title	ALZHEIMERS
# of Words	460
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.84

          ALZHEIMER'S

                                                  Brian Foster
                                                  Health
                                                  March 2, 1999

     Alzheimer's disease was first described by Alois Alzheimer.  Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and he first described it in 1906.  The disease was first thought to be a rare condition affecting only young people, and was referred to as presenite dementia.
     About 10 percent of the United States population over the age of 65 is affected by Alzheimer's disease, and up to 45 percent of those over the age of 85 may have the disease.  Up to 2 million people suffer from it, or one percent of the population.  During the early stages of the disease, a person forgets daily events, but they can still recall things that happened many years ago.  Memory loss worsens during the later stages of the disease, when patients forget events from earlier years, patients cannot care for themselves, and some patients can become bedridden.  Most patients die from infection or chronic disease 8 to 10 years after getting the disease.
     The cause of Alzheimer's disease still remains mysterious.  People with a family history of the disease though, have a better chance of getting it themselves.  Carriers of a specific version of the apolpoprorein E gene (apo E gene) are more likely to develop the disease.
     Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed by examining brain tissue under a microscope to see hallmark plaques and tangles, which is only possible after the p...

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