What Is Alzheimer's Disease? What Causes Alzheimer's Disease?

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What Is Alzheimer's Disease? What Causes Alzheimer's Disease?

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Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurologic disease of the brain leading to the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of intellectual abilities, including memory and reasoning, whic

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