Alzheimer’s is a disease which is becoming increasingly common in today’s society, with over five million Americans currently living with this devastating disease. While Alzheimer’s has only become well known to many in the last several decades, it’s symptoms were first detailed in 1906.
In America today, there are 5.3 million people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The high number of diagnoses is not only because Americans are living longer lives, but also because it’s becoming easier to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, with the help of finely honed testing tools like brain imaging techniques, neurological exams, and tests that assess levels of intellectual functioning (like the mini mental state examination).