Alzheimer's Disease
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Alzheimer's Disease Complications
Complications of Alzheimer's disease include:
Anxiety
Dehydration
Depression
Falls:
Hip fracture
Head injury
Wrist fracture
Pneumonia
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Alzheimer's Disease Underlying Cause
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Memory loss
Parkinson's disease
Pick's disease
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Last Updated: Dec 10, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Alzheimer's Disease References:
Doody RS. Refining treatment guidelines in Alzheimer's disease. Geriatrics. 2005 Jun;Suppl:14-20.
Kaduszkiewicz H, Zimmermann T, Beck-Bornholdt HP, van den Bussche H. Cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with Alzheimer's disease: systematic review of randomised clinical trials. BMJ. 2005 Aug 6;331(7512):321-7.
Morris JC. Mild cognitive impairment and preclinical Alzheimer's disease. Geriatrics. 2005 Jun;Suppl:9-14.
Panza F, D'Introno A, Colacicco AM, et al. Current epidemiology of mild cognitive impairment and other predementia syndromes. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;13(8):633-44.
Potyk D. Treatments for Alzheimer disease. South Med J. 2005 Jun;98(6):628-35.
