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Dementia Assignment -

Part I: Describe two of the dementia types listed below (one of which must be Alzheimer's Disease) using your textbook. NO other source should be used-and, because of this, you do not need to cite your sources. You should explain the defining characteristics of the dementia. SO, explain what causes it (the "etiology") and what the symptoms are for each.

1) Alzheimer's Disease

2) Vascular Dementia,

3) Dementia with Lewy Bodies,

4) Frontotemporal Dementias,

5) Huntington's Disease, or

6) Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Part II: Choose THREE of the articles from below to summarize (one big paragraph each).

1. TMS May Help Distinguish Alzheimer's from Frontotemporal Dementia by Judy George.

2. Over-the-hill cells may cause trouble in the aging brain BY LAURA SANDERS.

3. The brain may clean out Alzheimer's plaques during sleep BY LAURA BEIL.

4. Reversal of Alzheimer's in Mouse Model Boosts BACE1 Inhibitors' Prospects in Humans.

5. Immunotherapeutic Approaches to Alzheimer's: How We Got Here and Where Insights Are Leading.

6. Risk Factors That Put You On the Road to Dementia By Matt McMillen.

7. AI spots Alzheimer's brain changes years before symptoms emerge By Anil Ananthaswamy.

8. Using music to help unlock Alzheimer's patients' memories.

9. Poor Sense of Smell May Signal Alzheimer's Risk By Robert Preidt.

Attachment:- Assignment File.rar