Adel Ali Alhazzani

Neurology unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Prevalence of Complications Associated with Alzheimer Disease Patients in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia
  Author(s): Adel Ali Alhazzani, Adel Ali Alhazzani*, Ahmed A Awwadh, Turki Ali Alyami, Mohammad Saad Alshomrani and Mushary Saeed Alqahtani
  
  Background: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is neurodegenerative disorder that develops over a period of years that differs from normal aging. One of the most important risk factors is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer’s are 65 years and older. AD reduces life expectancy and is one of the major causes of physical disability, institutionalization, and low quality of life among the elderly. AD is highly related to functional disability and institutionalization. There are many factors associated with AD including physical and behavioral complications. Aim: To assess epidemiological pattern and complications of AD among patients in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study included 110 Alzheimer patients (66 males and 44 females) registered at Aseer Central Hospit.. Read More»