... more visibility in the declines in abstract thinking and intellectual function development (Bronstein & Pulst, 2003). As the disease enters the final stages, individuals become very confused and disorientated. At this point the individual's health status has become severely deteriorated and this can cause them to develop pneumonia or other illnesses that may lead to death. Consequently, most people do not die from Alzheimer's, but other health related problems. Alzheimer's disease can last anywhere from six to eight years, however it can be present without obvious symptoms for two to twenty years. The on-set of Alzheimer's disease is very slow (Bronstein & Pulst, 2003). There are many factors that play a role in the cause of Alzheimer's disease. This disease is also genetic-a person that has family members with the disease possesses an increased chance of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's also. This disease supposedly caused by many effects on ...

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