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Alzheimer Disease Medications

What is Alzheimer Disease?

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia in industrialized nations. Dementia is a brain disorder that interferes with a person’s ability to carryout everyday activities. Alzheimer disease usually affects the parts of the brain that control cognitive (intellectual) functions such as thought, memory, and language.



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Alzheimer disease (Alzheimer’s disease, AD), the most common cause of dementia1, is an acquired cognitive and behavioral impairment of sufficient severity that markedly interferes with social and occupational functioning.

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