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Alzheimer's Disease
Alternate Names : Senile Dementia/Alzheimer's Type (SDAT)
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Alzheimer's Disease Complications
- Loss of ability to function or care for self
- Complications caused by immobility
- Bedsores
- Broken bones
- Muscle contractures (loss of ability to move joints because of loss of muscle function)
- Loss of ability to interact
- Increased incidence of infections anywhere in the body
- Failure of body systems
- Reduced life span
- Abuse by an over-stressed caregiver
- Side effects of medications
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• Definition
• Alzheimer's Disease Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms & Signs
• Alzheimer's Disease Prevention
• Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis & Tests
• Alzheimer's Disease Treatment
• Alzheimer's Disease Prognosis
• Alzheimer's Disease Complications
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• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Review Date : 5/30/2002
Reviewed By : Galit Kleiner-Fisman, M.D., FRCP(C), Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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