A new report from the world Health Organization (WHO) shows that neurological disorders, ranging from epilepsy to Alzheimer disease, from stroke to headache, affect up to one billion people worldwide.
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阿尔茨海默病与大脑中管理思维,记忆和语言的部位有关,并且会对人们日常行为活动有很严重的影响。
Alzheimer's disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language and can seriously affect a person's ability to carry out daily activities.
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痴呆症不是一个单一的疾病,而是许多疾病的集合或者受其影响,这包括帕金森氏症(Parkinson ' s disease),血管性痴呆(vascular dementia)和阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer ' s disease)(有70%的痴呆症由此引起)。
Dementia is not a single illness but a collection or consequence of many, including Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease (which accounts for some 70% of all dementia cases).