Artificial Intelligence Used to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimers disease is a common form of dementia affecting areas of the brain, which control memory and intelligence. Cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in the brain are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. Study evaluates if neuroimaging can distinguish persons with depression from those with dementia or both conditions. Dementia is a leading cause of disability in older people. It is a condition where brain cells are permanently damaged or functionally impaired. Till 2015, about 47.5 million people suffer from dementia across the globe.