If one looks up the terms “Alzheimer’s” and “inflammation” in a prominent Internet medical journal search engine [namely PubMed], one will find over 1700 articles have been published on this topic. This robust figure clearly indicates that inflammation plays a role in Alzheimer’s disease and that such a role is complicated and not clearly understood. The question becomes what role inflammation plays and how important is that role. The final current answer is nobody knows for sure. Read the rest of the article here!
Elayne Forgie has been a professional geriatric care manager for over 20 years and was a founding Board Member of the Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association. She is the President/CEO of ElderCare at Home, Inc. and The Alzheimer's Care Resource Center. Information on this website or contained in this article is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or health care provider.
