What Is Alzheimer’s Disease?

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In this informative Ted Ed video shared in April 2014, Ivan Seah Yu Jun explains Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia in elderly people.

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The animated film takes us through the development of Alzheimer’s, how it affects the patient’s brain, how it is diagnosed, and treatment options for the disease that affects 40 million people worldwide.

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