Alzheimer's Disease
1. Introduction Alzheimer's disease is a type of dementia affecting memory, thoughts, and behavior of a person. Eventually, the symptoms become severe enough to interfere with everyday tasks. It is a progressive neurological disease that results in irreversible neuronal loss, especially in the cortex and hippocampus of the brain. The clinical symptoms are progressive impairment of memory, judgment, decision making, change in physical environment language [1]. Over time, Alzheimer's disease deteriorates. In its early stages, memory loss is mild but individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and adapt to their environment with late-stage of Alzheimer's. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the World [2]. On average, a person can live four to eight years after the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, but some can live up to twenty years, depending on different factors. 2. Risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s Disease The following are the risk factors that ...