MDTV: Current Causes & Treatment of Memory Loss Part I
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First Aired: 3/24/2008
28 minutes

Neurologist, Dr. Dee Silver discusses terminology, testing, biomarkers, and treatment of memory loss diseases. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia are frustrating conditions; but there is progress and hope. The Amyloid cascade is the accumulation of Beta-Amyloid protein in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer's Disease. Treatment is focused on blocking Amyloid formation, reducing its amount, reducing its aggregation, or clearing it. (#14220)