Cognitive Ability

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This assignment will help you understand diseases that affect an aging senior’s memory or cognitive ability.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, identify and choose a disease that affects an aging person’s memory or cognitive ability.

Based on your research and understanding, create a 4- to 5-page Microsoft Word document that includes the following:

  • A general overview of the disease
  • The signs and symptoms of this disease
  • Who are the people affected by the disease
  • A holistic look at how it affects the senior citizen
  • Statistics on prevalence of the disease
  • Current technology being used to treat this disease
  • Provide examples of the role that technology is playing in the diagnosis, treatment, or cure of this disease
  • Explain how the future of the disease will be affected by the available technology

Support your responses with examples.

Cite any sources in APA format.