Most people have heard of Alzheimer's disease, but aren't sure what it is or how it affects the human brain. HealthMaker Bruce Miller, MD sheds light on the topic in this video.
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Alzheimers is a progressive degenerative disease that affects posterior circuits in the brain, affects the hippocampus, a small area that is critical for the ability to lay down your memories. It's associated with the aggregation of two proteins, Amyloid beta and.
Bruce Miller, MD, is a professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. He directs the UCSF dementia center where patients in the San Francisco Bay Area receive comprehensive clinical evaluations.
