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| '''Alzheimer's disease''' is the most common form of [[dementia]]. | | '''Alzheimer's disease''' is the most common form of [[dementia]]. |
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| Because AD cannot be cured, management of patients is essential as the disease progresses. The role of the main caregiver is often taken by a spouse or a close relative.<ref name="metlife.com">{{cite web
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| | title= The MetLife study of Alzheimer’s disease: The caregiving experience
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| | month= August | year= 2006
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| | url=http://www.metlife.com/WPSAssets/14050063731156260663V1FAlzheimerCaregivingExperience.pdf
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| | publisher=MetLife Mature Market Institute
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| }}</ref> Alzheimer's disease is known for [[caregiving and dementia|placing a great burden on caregivers]]; the pressures can be wide-ranging, affecting social, psychological, physical, and economic components of the caregiver's life.<ref name="pmid17662119">{{cite journal
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| |author=Thompson CA, Spilsbury K, Hall J, Birks Y, Barnes C, Adamson J
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| |title=Systematic review of information and support interventions for caregivers of people with dementia
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| |journal=BMC Geriatr
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| |volume=7
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| |pages=18
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| |year=2007
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| |pmid=17662119
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| |pmc=1951962
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| |doi=10.1186/1471-2318-7-18
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| }}</ref><ref name="pmid10489656">{{cite journal
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| |author=Schneider J, Murray J, Banerjee S, Mann A
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| |title=EUROCARE: a cross-national study of co-resident spouse carers for people with Alzheimer's disease: I—Factors associated with carer burden
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| |journal=International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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| |volume=14
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| |issue=8
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| |pages=651–661
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| |year=1999
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| |month=August
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| |pmid=10489656
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| |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199908)14:8<651::AID-GPS992>3.0.CO;2-B
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| |accessdate=2008-07-04
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| }}</ref><ref name="pmid10489657">{{cite journal
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| |author=Murray J, Schneider J, Banerjee S, Mann A
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| |title=EUROCARE: a cross-national study of co-resident spouse carers for people with Alzheimer's disease: II--A qualitative analysis of the experience of caregiving
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| |journal=International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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| |volume=14
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| |issue=8
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| |pages=662–667
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| |year=1999
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| |month=August
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| |pmid=10489657
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| |doi=10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199908)14:8<662::AID-GPS993>3.0.CO;2-4
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| }}</ref> In developed countries, AD is one of the most economically costly diseases to society.<ref name="pmid15685097">{{cite journal
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| |author=Bonin-Guillaume S, Zekry D, Giacobini E, Gold G, Michel JP
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| |title=Impact économique de la démence (English: The economical impact of dementia)
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| |language=French
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| |journal=Presse Med
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| |issn=0755-4982
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| |volume=34
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| |issue=1
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| |pages=35–41
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| |year=2005
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| |month=January
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| |pmid=15685097
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| }}</ref><ref name="pmid9543467">{{cite journal
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| |author=Meek PD, McKeithan K, Schumock GT
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| |title=Economic considerations in Alzheimer's disease
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| |journal=Pharmacotherapy
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| |volume=18
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| |issue=2 Pt 2
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| |pages=68–73; discussion 79–82
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| |year=1998
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| ==References == | | ==References == |
Template:DiseaseDisorder infobox
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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S.,M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Peter Pressman, M.D. [2], Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Department of Neurology
Dr. Pressman has nothing to disclose.
Synonyms and keywords: AD; Alzheimer disease; senile dementia of the Alzheimer type; SDAT; Alzheimer's
Diagnosis
- History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Other imaging findings
Treatment
- Medical: Medical Therapy | Prevention | Future or Investigational Therapies | Family and Social Impact
- Surgical: Surgery
Background
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia.
References
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