Alzheimer Disease (cont.)
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Rodrigo O Kuljis, MD
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Nestor Galvez-Jimenez, MD
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Alzheimer disease (Alzheimer’s disease, AD), the most common cause of dementia1, isan acquired cognitive and behavioral impairment of sufficient severity that markedly interferes with social and occupational functioning.
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