Named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, who identified this form of dementia in 1906, Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive, degenerative brain disease that generally leads to confusion, memory loss, depression, apathy, agitation, problems with perception, speech, trouble moving, and fearing things that are not there. Up to 70% of dementias are due to Alzheimer's disease, with the diagnosis usually being made by ruling out other types of dementia... Full Text