Contrast the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease with those of Parkinson's disease. What causes these different symptoms and how does this affect the treatment of these disorders?
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 03:47:33
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 12 pages (3258 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 12 pages (3258 words)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by abnormal clumps (amyloid plaques) and tangled bundles of fibres (neurofibrillary tangles) composed of misplaced proteins in the brain. It is by far the most common cause of dementia (Please see Fig. 1). First described and named after the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer, it can occur sporadically, or in a genetic form called Familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). Victims of AD are frequently unaware that they have the …
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