Alzheimer's disease or better known as dementia is named after its discoverer Doctor Alois Alzheimer. He founded that a person suffering from this illness has progressive brain cells corrosion. The person may look strong but there will difference in speech, behavior, and memory thinking. Some people ignore this signs; they believe there are only effects of aging.
Alzheimer's disease has an abnormal tissue that contains neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques. It can affect a person's thinking and behavior. The illness has different kinds of attacks; however, its symptoms are tough to differentiate because they vary from every individual.
It also has three different stages with different behavior approaches. Person suffering from an early stage Alzheimer's disease are having difficulty in speaking, perception and execution of movements. Middle stage patients are having problems in memory, frequent crying, resistance to care giving and wandering. The last stage is a severe stage of Alzheimer's disease. The person has totally lost his ability to speak, apathy, and exhaustion. There are said to be the most demanding Alzheimer's disease patient. They need assistance on every task they will do, including feeding themselves.
At the United States of America, over 4 million persons are affected by Alzheimer's disease. Most of them are over 65 years of age. Scientist proved that the incidence of the disease may increase while the person grows older. Thus, it must not be found on younger generations and it will be unusual if it will be seen on younger people.
The best that can be expected is a slowing of the further deterioration of mental affect. Next while research is ongoing all the time, it must be remembered that most of the current medications work in the same manner. Hence it's not a matter of adding in more drugs, but rather adding in a new medication as a replacement for a previous treatment. On top of that drugs and medications involved in brain chemistry often interact one with another and on top of that with other medications that the patient may be already be taking for a host of other standard and common diseases in the elderly - for example cardiac hear trouble , blood pressure hypertension and arthritis. Overall it can be said that a healthy diet, regular exercise and mental stimulation are preferred to manage the disease. Care giving is also essential for the person under this condition. Close relatives, friends and a caregiver is assigned must take the lead in caring to help the Alzheimer patient to give them the feeling of the importance to live. - 29929
Alzheimer's disease has an abnormal tissue that contains neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques. It can affect a person's thinking and behavior. The illness has different kinds of attacks; however, its symptoms are tough to differentiate because they vary from every individual.
It also has three different stages with different behavior approaches. Person suffering from an early stage Alzheimer's disease are having difficulty in speaking, perception and execution of movements. Middle stage patients are having problems in memory, frequent crying, resistance to care giving and wandering. The last stage is a severe stage of Alzheimer's disease. The person has totally lost his ability to speak, apathy, and exhaustion. There are said to be the most demanding Alzheimer's disease patient. They need assistance on every task they will do, including feeding themselves.
At the United States of America, over 4 million persons are affected by Alzheimer's disease. Most of them are over 65 years of age. Scientist proved that the incidence of the disease may increase while the person grows older. Thus, it must not be found on younger generations and it will be unusual if it will be seen on younger people.
The best that can be expected is a slowing of the further deterioration of mental affect. Next while research is ongoing all the time, it must be remembered that most of the current medications work in the same manner. Hence it's not a matter of adding in more drugs, but rather adding in a new medication as a replacement for a previous treatment. On top of that drugs and medications involved in brain chemistry often interact one with another and on top of that with other medications that the patient may be already be taking for a host of other standard and common diseases in the elderly - for example cardiac hear trouble , blood pressure hypertension and arthritis. Overall it can be said that a healthy diet, regular exercise and mental stimulation are preferred to manage the disease. Care giving is also essential for the person under this condition. Close relatives, friends and a caregiver is assigned must take the lead in caring to help the Alzheimer patient to give them the feeling of the importance to live. - 29929
