Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder with no known cause or cure. It attacks and slowly steals the minds of its victims. It stops the person from forming accurate perceptions of the world around them. Symptoms of the disease include memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, personality changes, disorientation, and loss of language skills. The first symptoms of Alzheimer's may be hard to tell from the normal signs of aging; forgetting names, forgetting phone numbers, losing things more often. People may accept these as a normal part of aging. …