NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE : AN OVERVIEW OF PATHOGENESIS AND DIFFERENT TREATMENT APPROACHES

The article summarizes about the common neuropsychological disorder i.e. Alzheimer’s disease. AD is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. In most people with Alzheimer’s symptoms first appear in their mid-60s. The article also deals with pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease using different hypothesis. It also deals with different diagnostic methods used to diagnose it and different therapies used for the treatment of the disease