title: Aluminum toxicity and Alzheimer's disease. Is there a connection?
abstract: Similarities between Alzheimer's disease and aluminum toxicity have led to the suggestion that a causal relationship may exist. However, the two disorders differ in many respects. The author reviews the evidence concerning the relationship between aluminum toxicity and Alzheimer's disease and answers the question, is there a connection?
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City 37614-0002.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hamdy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000535:Aluminum / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000535:Aluminum