I read somewhere it seems like the distinction between stroke affects
and alzheimer's disease are relatively new maybe the 70s. So in the
majority of peoples lifetime...
Adam H
On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:01:06 -0500, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't see any relation between a stroke and alzheimer's disease....other than both affect the brain.
>
> A stroke is a very well defined event, whereby a blockage prevents essential oxygen from reaching parts of the brain, wrecking all sorts of havoc. Any dementia which results from this would be listed as just another symptom of the underlying source: the stroke.
>
> Alzheimer's can cause the same type of dementia, but it's source is much more of a mystery, occurrs commonly without evidence of a stroke, and continues to worsen until, ultimately, death occurrs.
>
> I'm not familiar with the aluminium theory.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dana tierney
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 2:49 PM
> Subject: Re: Alzheimer's
>
> What about the theory that consumption of aluminum is a contributing
> factor? Do you know what happened to that?
>
> I have heard about the plaques too, but no definitive test... I have
> been wondering about this as they are now advertising medications
> which, they say, the sooner you take them the better.
>
> So far Alzheimers in our family is limited to those two siblings,
> meaning, it could be environmentally caused... or it could just be
> that the following generation is not quite old enough to develop
> symptoms :) Personally, I find it suspicious that they both died of
> stroke, which can cause dementia...
>
> Dana
>
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