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World Alzheimer's Day |
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Every year September 21st is celebrated worldwide as World Alzheimer’s Day. This
day is observed to create awareness about this disease and also to highlight the
need of paying attention towards Alzheimer's patients to reduce their sufferings.
Alzheimer's (AHLZ-high-merz) is a disease that destroys brain cells and causes problems
with thinking, language and behavior. Alzheimer’s disease is named after Alois Alzheimer,
German Neurologist and Psychiatrist who in 1907 first described the brain disease.
At the moment, Alzheimer's is progressive and irreversible so there is no magic
pill that can reverse the advancements of Alzheimer's disease. Creating mass awareness
about this tragic condition can help detect Alzheimer’s at an early stage and provide
avenues for appropriate support and care for patients
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The theme for World Alzheimer's Day 2009 is 'Diagnosing Dementia: See It Sooner'
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Other External Links: |
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Know more about Alzheimer’s from ‘Alzheimer’s & Related Disorders Society
of India’ (ARDSI) (http://www.mykerala.net/alzheimer/dise.html) |
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Alzheimer's Disease International (http://www.adi2009.org/00012Alz_International.htm)
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Alzheimer’s Association (http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_alzheimers_disease.asp)
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World Alzheimer's Day, 2009 (http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/wad/)
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