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What actually causes the deaths of Alzheimer's patients Do the unraveling prions ultimately do so much damage to normal brain function that the patient's vital organs simply and systems shut down?
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∙ 15y ago
there are many reasons someone with alzheimer's can die. in my experiences, mostly i have seen patients die from pneumonia, which they get after aspirating. during the late stages of alzheimer's, difficulty swallowing is a very common thing, often patients may "pocket" food or liquid in their mouth and forget or refuse to swallow it, resulting in aspiration, which results in pneumonia often. i have also seen many people die from complications of some other condition they may have, like heart failure, cancer, etc.
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