Alzheimer’s disease: risk factors and potentially protective measures

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and typically manifests through a progressive loss of episodic memory and cognitive function, subsequently causing language and visuospatial skills deficiencies, which are often accompanied by behavioral disorders such as apathy,...

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Main Authors: Marcos Vinícius Ferreira Silva, Cristina de Mello Gomide Loures, Luan Carlos Vieira Alves, Leonardo Cruz de Souza, Karina Braga Gomes Borges, Maria das Graças Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12929-019-0524-y