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World Alzheimer’s day – September 21
September 23 , 2019
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- Since 2012, September is being observed as World Alzheimer’s Month meant to spread awareness about the disease, while September 21 is observed as World Alzheimer’s Day.
- The “World Alzheimer Report 2019: Attitudes towards Dementia”, was released by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI).
- Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that usually appears in individuals who are in their mid-60s.
- Dementia is a syndrome and not a disease, which Alzheimer’s is.
- Dementia is most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
- Dementia can be caused by other diseases such as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease as well.
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