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__**Effects of Alzheimer's Disease**__ There are many effects of Alzheimer's Disease. The most common effect of Alzheimer's Disease is memory loss. This can cause you to get lost when going outside, not recognize people, make poor judgements, lose things/misplacing them, fail to perform simple mathematical calculations such as 8*7, etc. Alzheimer's Disease usually kills the person because when they get the disease it will get worse everyday. This occurs because AD causes nerve cells to die and also kills brain tissue. AD also causes various parts of the brain to shrivel up and die, making the brain area much smaller than normal. Click [|here] to learn more.

An example of memory loss is: a grandfather brought his grandchildren to the park on a nice, sunny day. However, because he had AD, he went home and forgot about his grandchildren. When his wife asked him, he replied that he forgot he even had grandchildren. After a while he remembered again and immediately went back to the park; but when he arrives at the park, he forgets what he is doing and goes back home again. Because of this, his wife then went to the park and took the kids back. This image displays the difference between an Alzheimer's brain and a normal one:

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 * Quiz Question:** What is the main effect of Alzheimer's Disease and what can that cause you to do?