Current Understanding of Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

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  • Jintong Hu

Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, remains a major health issue worldwide. For aetiology, plaques and neurofibrillary tangles occur widely in patients’ brain tissue. Whereas ageing is the most significant risk factor, divergent groups of factors, including heredity and lifestyle, can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease development. Diagnosis includes psychological interview, testing with the presence of typical biomarkers, brain imaging, genetic tests, and other cognitive tests. Categories of different medicines are utilized to treat Alzheimer’s disease or concurrent diseases. Common surgery therapies for Alzheimer’s disease include Deep Brain Stimulation and Neural Stem Cell Therapy. Some researchers report that certain currently underestimated treatments like intake of vitamin E can also help to control Alzheimer’s disease development. Researches of Alzheimer’s disease are still underway for developing affordable cure for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Published

2020-05-18

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