Newspaper La Jornada
Wednesday, September 21, 2022, p. 2a
Paris. Alzheimer’s affects more than 30 million people in the world and there is still no cure, experts recalled on the eve of World Alzheimer’s Day.
First described in 1906 by the German doctor Alois Alzheimer, this neurodegenerative disease leads to progressive deterioration of cognitive abilities until the patient loses their autonomy.
Symptoms include repeated forgetfulness, orientation problems, executive function disorders (planning, organizing, organizing time, having abstract thoughts) or language disorders.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 55 million people in the world suffer from dementia, of which Alzheimer’s is the most common form: it represents 60-70 percent of cases.
The number of people with dementia is projected to triple by 2050 due to rising cases in low- and middle-income countries, according to the WHO.
This explosion is going to increase the heavy social burden of the disease on the families of patients and health systems.
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