ALZHEIMER DISEASE CAUSES | SYMPTOMS | DIAGNOSIS | TREATMENT
INTRODUCTION TO ALZHEIMER DISEASE Alzheimer's disease is a neurological brain disorder. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of
dementia, a group of disorder that impairs mental funtioning Alzheimer's is progressive and irreversible. Memory loss is one of the earliest symptoms, along with a gradual decline of other intellectual and thinking abilities, called cognitive function, and changes in personality or behavior
CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE Health and environmental factors High Blood Pressure High Cholesterol Lack Of Exercise Diabetes
Smoking Obesity
Heart Disease
CONTINUE CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE
Genetics The risk of Alzheimer increases if anyone in your family has this disease. However, most genetics, structure among families remains unexplained. The person who inherits gene, namely e4 (APoE4), have guaranteed risk of getting Alzheimer disease. However, there are less than 5% that this mutation will occur. Age factor Age factor is one of the common factors leading to Alzheimer disease. An increase in age, sometimes results in shrinking in some parts of the brain. The possibility of Dementia also gets double by the time a person reaches 60 years of age.
SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE Behavioural Irritability Aggression Personality Changes Unnecessary repetition of words Personality Change Psychological Depression Hallucination Paranoia
CONTINUE SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE Cognitive Delusion Mental Confusion Difficulty in concentrating Forgetfulness Disorientation
Mood General Discontent Apathy Solitary Mood Swings
DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE Alzheimer disease is not easy to diagnose, as there is no particular test available for it. A doctor may do a couple of things like, checking patients’ medical history, physical examination to find any signs of kidney or heart related disease. A doctor may also perform diagnostic test such as MRI, CT scan or EEG to detect the problem related to brain cells and electrical impulses.
TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE Presently, doctors have not found any permanent cure for Alzheimer disease. There is no concrete treatment that will stop or reverse the damage done by the Alzheimer. However, through medication and therapy one can ease the symptoms. The treatment of this disease depends upon, the age, overall health, and medical history of the patient. Below are some medicines that help in breaking down a chemical in the brain called acetylcholine that promotes memory and learning:
CONTINUE TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE Exelon
Memantine Namzaric Aricept Razadyne
Other approaches that can be used to treat Alzheimer disease include Individual Counselling, Group Therapy, Crisis Intervention Therapy, Pet therapy, Family Therapy, Long term residential treatment and so on.
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