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Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging, although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer's are 65 and older. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early onset Alzheimer's (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40s or 50s.

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This video explains Alzheimer's disease, described as the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. It covers dementia as memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life, notes that Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging while increasing age is the greatest known risk factor, and describes early-onset Alzheimer's appearing in some people in their 40s or 50s.

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  • Identifies Alzheimer's as the most common form of dementia
  • Gives its share as 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases
  • Explains that increasing age is the greatest known risk factor
  • Covers early-onset Alzheimer's appearing in the 40s or 50s

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This video presents “Alzheimer's disease” — Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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