Alzheimer's patient (right) with her daughter who is buttoning her shirt. Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease and a common cause of dem

---

Alzheimer's patient (right) with her daughter who is buttoning her shirt. Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative disease and a common cause of dementia in the elderly. It is caused by the formation of protein plaques in the brain. The symptoms include memory loss, personality changes and confusion.

---

Size: 3189px × 2738px
Photo credit: © TONY CRADDOCK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 61, 85, 2011, 60s, 80s, adult, alzheimer, alzheimers, caring, caucasian, change, condition, confused, confusion, daughter, dementia, disease, disorder, eighties, elderly, emotion, family, female, geriatric, geriatrics, healthcare, helping, human, loss, medical, medicine, memory, mood, mother, neurodegenerative, neurological, neurology, older, patient, people, person, personality, psychological, psychology, senior, white, woman, women