汕头大学医学院药理学精品课程 Therapy of Alzheimers Disease.pptVIP

Therapy of Alzheimer’s Disease Department of Pharmacology Zhang Yan-mei Alzheimer’s disease is a specific process that results in dementia, and is unrelated to the dementias associated with stroke, brain trauma, and alcohol. It is the commonest cause of dementia, accounting for 70% of all cases of dementia in the community. The female: male ratio is 3:1 Degenerative disease closely related with age. Progressive Deterioration in cognitive function and impaired memory. Pathogenesis Shrinkage of the brain substance (hippocampus and basal forebrain) Loss of neuro