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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE. BY JOSEPH MOLLUSO. What is Alzheimer’s Disease?. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning. Dementia means loss of memory. Alzheimer's takes time to remember things.
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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BY JOSEPH MOLLUSO
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a group of disorders that impairs mental functioning. Dementia means loss of memory. Alzheimer's takes time to remember things. Different changes in the brain worsen over time, eventually interfering with many aspects of your brain. Memory loss is one of the earliest symptoms, along with loss of their thinking intellectual abilities. This also changes their personality and behaviour.
What Causes Alzheimer’s Disease? The causes of Alzheimer's disease are not fully understood, but scientists are starting to find the out the answers. This is one of the most exciting, and most important areas of research, because understanding the causes should lead to more targeted treatments and ways to prevent the disease. Scientists generally agree that there is unlikely to be a single clear "cause" of Alzheimer's Each of these "risk factors" is currently the subject of a great deal of research.
Early sign's of Alzheimer's • You start to forget things, particularly with recent conversations and events. • Depression and apathy can occur, accompanied by mood swings. You need reminders for daily activities, and may have difficulty driving. • You repeat questions you have already asked and have some problems expressing and understanding language. • Mild coordination problems may occur, and writing and using objects becomes difficult.
What Happens To The Brain in Alzheimer’s Disease? • These losses in cognitive function are accompanied by changes in the brain, including the build-up of protein plaques and tau-containing that runs through the body tangles, which results in the death of brain cells and the breakdown of the connections between them. • People with AD start to suffer memory loss and start to decrease in thinking abilities, as well as different personality changes.
Later signs of Alzheimer's • THE LATER SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S ARE: • When you are confused about past and present. • Loss of ability to remember, communicate, or process information. • Extreme problems with mood, behaviour, hallucinations, and delirium. In this stage, the person will need round the clock intensive support and care • Extreme problems with mood, behaviour, hallucinations, and delirium. • In this stage, the person will need round the clock intensive support and care. • This generally cant act in a normal way because of serious damage to your verbal skills. You start to get problems with defecation swallowing, and illness. You can’t care for your self.
Treatment’s for Alzheimer’s • Health care providers might use other medicines to help manage people who suffer from Alzheimer's disease. • Methods and engaging with others , can help ease the load on both family members and patients. • A calm, arranged environment also may help the person with Alzheimer's disease to continue functioning on there own. • Good nutrition, exercise, activities, and social interaction are very important. There is no cure for Alzheimer's, which is why Good nutrition and exercise is important.
Prognosis • At the moment, there is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease. • Individuals with Alzheimer's have been known to live up to 20 years after the first signs start. • The average life expectancy for someone with Alzheimer's is about 8 to 10 years after the onset of symptoms. • How long a person with Alzheimer's will live is highly dependent on the person's age at the onset of the disease as well as what medical problems the person is experiencing in addition to Alzheimer's.
Photo of Alzheimer's • FORMER AFL PLAYER DANIEL BELL, WHO SUFFERD FROM HEAD INJURIES.
Alzheimer's Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wv9jrk-gXc
