Alzheimer’s Disease – The Past, the Present and the Future

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See, stats, and : https : / / www. researchgate. net / publication / 313846457 Alzheimer's – The , the and Article DOI : 10 . 11648 / j . sjcm . 20170601 . 11 CITATIONS 0 READS 96 2 , including : Benson Zhejiang 4 SEE All . The . All - text and , letting . Abstract : Alzheimer ' s disease (hereafter : AD) is an irreversible , slowly progressive disease of the brain , most often categorized under the umbrella term ' neurodegeneration ' . It is said to be a progressive disease in a sense that the symptoms associated with AD , the most common one being difficulty in remembering recent events , kick in steadily with the symptoms getting worse as time goes on , leading to the demise of affected person as they eventually lose their bodily functions . Other symptoms associated with AD include language problems , mood swings and disorientation . This report seeks to address the history , current as well as the future state of AD by taking into consideration the probable causes and preventive mechanisms together with the treatment methods .