ALZHEIMER'S
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How to understand
your disease of aging : ageless man
AGELESS MAN
in short
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The
progressive diminution of blood flow in the
brain produces atrophy and destruction of the
brain tissue.
Normal brain
arteries
Normal brain
arteries
Arteriosclerosis is a disease of aging producing
a progressive hardening and narrowing of brain
arteries.
Arteriosclerosis, which cause is
unknown,
develops randomly in different areas of the
brain.
Arteriosclerosis of the cerebral arteries is a
general phenomenon associated with dementia.
Depending on the location of the vascular
involvement generally associated with dementia,
the symptoms will be those of
"Alzheimer's
disease", vascular dementia, or
"Parkinson's
disease".
Different areas of the brain
can be
affected. In the beginning, the destruction of
the brain involves specific regions.
For example,
"Alzheimer's disease"
is a form of
dementia characterized by progressive memory
loss overtime associated with
secondary lesions as senile plates, amyloid
deposits, and immune reactions.
This pathology affects the amygadala and hippocampus in the depths of
the brain.
For example, tremors characterize
"Parkinson's
disease".This
pathology affects
the substantia
nigra that
is a basal
ganglia structure
located in the midbrain.
Over time, arteriosclerosis destroys the entire
brain.
Destruction
of the brain starts around forty and will reach
everybody with time. Thus,
the prevention of dementia must start around
forty.
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