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Alzheimer’s Disease – Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What is Alzheimer’s disease? Answer: Alzheimer’s is one of the causes of dementia. Answer: Is a term used to describe a group of symptoms caused by certain disease in the brain. Question: How does Alzheimer's affect the brain? Answer: Nobody knows what the cause is, but what happens is that the brain has a disease that makes it become sma

ller and smaller. People then change in that they become very forgetful. They lose things and then do not know where to find them, or they get lost, forget to bath or change their clothes and they may accuse people of stealing from them or accuse their partners of being unfaithful. Question: Can the abuse of alcohol or any other drugs cause the brain cells to die? Answer: Yes, but remember that Alzheimer’s is just one of the causes of dementia. Alcohol and other substances and illnesses can also cause dementia. Question: How do you know if someone has got the disease? Answer: If people start to forget things that they always knew and maybe also do strange things, they need to be taken to a doctor who will do tests to find out what is wrong. The person’s behaviour could be caused by another illness that can be treated and cured. Question: Can Alzheimer’s be cured?