Correction Appended. Wilma Rudolph, who grew from a sickly child unable to walk into a statuesque athlete of 20 who won three gold medals as a sprinter in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, died yesterday at her home in Brentwood, Tenn., near Nashville. She was 54.
These things lead to an increased risk of pneumonia, which is the most common cause of death in people who have Alzheimer's disease. I imagine urosepsis is another cause of death. There is a blurred distinction between death caused by dementia and death resulting from dementia. Here are some interesting sources: Burns A, Jacoby R, Luthert P, Levy R. Cause of death in Alzheimerâs disease. Age and Ageing 1990;19(5):341â4.
Alzheimerâs Disease. Alzheimerâs Disease is the most common cause of dementia in people over 65, although the disease also occurs in people much younger. Alzheimerâs affects approximately 50 percent of those over 85. Presently, researchers cannot definitely say what causes the disease, and there is no cure. Symptoms differ from person to person, but declines in memory, thinking and ability to function gradually progress over of a period of years, ending in a severe loss of function. Ischemic Vascular Dementia (IVD).