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Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimers

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Diagnosis: Physicians can diagnose Alzheimer?s desease by performing a complete medical history and lab tests,they will also perform a physical exam , scam of the brain and neuro psychological tests for the memory, language skills and problem with their abilities. The proper diagnosis can be critical since there are many other causes of loss of memory. Some of those memory problems can be treated such as those cause by vitamin dificiencis of thyroid symptoms.Other memory problems can result from causes not currently reversible, such as Alzheimer?s desease. The sooner an accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer?s is made , the easier to control the symptoms that might come in the future. Symptoms; The symptoms can be moderate or severe stage. Moderate stage can include:

Biology Lecture Questions the Brain

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Medicine in the Genomic Era Lecture 1- Sizing up the Brain Gene by Gene Natasha Marfatia 1. The human genetic code is written in a(n) ______ containing ____ letters. It is over _____ letters long and encodes around ______ genes. 2. What is the cause of the drop in cost to sequence DNA? 3. Cerebral cortex makes up how much of the whole brain? 4. What is myelin? 5. Is it likely for someone under the age of 20 to develop Alzheimer?s or someone over the age of 60 to develop Alzheimer?s? 6. What is the name of the condition when the brain too small? 7. What is hemispherectomy? 8. Name a negative effect of Dante?s surgery. 9. Hemimegalencephaly includes an abnormality with the ________________. 10. Is there a connection between hemimegalencephaly and cancer?

Alzheimer's

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Alzheimer's By: Diana Khoroshenko & Wei Li What is Alzheimer's? Most common form of dementia Causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior Disease that prevents parts of a cell's factory from running well Worsens over time, eventually leading to death History Discovered in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German physician Collection of a brain cell abnormalities were identified succeeding a patient's death after years of severe memory problems, confusion and difficulty understanding questions Plaques and tangles were found in the brain during autopsy Since the discovery, there have been many scientific breakthroughs Stages of Alzheimer's Disease There are 3 stages: 1. Mild- minor memory loss and mood swings, slow to learn and react
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