How does Dementia/Alzheimers affect the brain?
The accumulation of a small protein called amyloid occurs in all cases of Alzheimer’s and is generally thought to be the cause of the disease. As it accumulates it causes inflammation and toxicity in and around neurons resulting in their death. With the loss of neurons memory and eventually all other cognitive functions are reduced. Amyloid also attacks blood vessels in the brain and cerebral blood flow decreases as the disease progresses.
