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Doctors say it is possible that an Alzheimer's patient could progress to the point that damage from the disease to the centers of the brain that control breathing could cause death, but patients rarely get that far without an infection setting in.
More than 90 percent of Alzheimerâs cases occur in people age 60 and older. The development and progression of this late-onset form of the disease are very similar to what is seen in the early-onset form of the disorder. The causes of late-onset Alzheimerâs are not yet known, but they are believed to include a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.