Alzheimer's Association

Music Therapy: An Effective Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Music is a universal language that everyone can understand. It has been a way of communicating and joining people of different race, language and cultures together. Many cultures have described music as having healing effects and it is increasingly being used as a clinical intervention to improve quality of life (Kumar et.al, 1999). It provides spiritual, physical, emotional connect, and also healing to the soul. Today, music is more…

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) was first discovered in 1907 by Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He noticed that the brain tissue of a recently deceased woman was exhibiting strange abnormalities. Upon further examination he discovered abnormal clumps and tangled fibers; which are now known as amyloid plaques and tau tangles. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible and progressive brain disorder characterized by memory loss and loss of cognitive abilities. While Alzheimer’s…

describes as brain deteriorating problem which affect memory and predominance during elderly age. In record of Alzheimer’s society (reference), one third of people who are over 65 years old will develop dementia which shows the commonness of the condition in UK. Dementia can be divided into varies categories and the most typical condition which will be discussed is Alzheimer disease. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is practically a condition where cholinergic neuron of nucleus basalis of Meynert has…

in caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, higher than the amount of stress for caregivers of other disorders. Caregivers have a stressful job and studies have found more stress in dementia caregivers. Some symptoms felt by caregivers are emotional exhaustion, anxiety, and depression. This may increase risk of heart disease and quality of life. Good sources are used in the article because in India dementia is growing public health concerns and…

Clinical risk factors like falls, infections, pressure ulcers, and dehydration can be common occurrences but are preventable. There is risk to staff and employees, especially with Alz's or dementia patients. Bites, bruises, infections and back strain can all be risk factors for employees of skilled nursing facilities. (Willis North America, 2012) More uncommon risk factors such as wrongful death lawsuits, neglect, or federal investigations are major risks factors that are avoidable with the…

A personal reflection I found was in May of 2015. The patient was a female and 87 years old. The first couple of symptoms that were experienced by the patient 's daughter was her mother fell out of bed, could not get up and does not remember that ever happening. After this incident the mother could not live alone anymore and her daughters slept over to see if anything else happens. She was starting to gradually lose her motor skills and was refusing a doctor 's help. Eventually she went to see a…

Alzheimer 's, a common form of dementia, is a disease that “destroys memory and other important mental functions”(Mayo Clinic Staff). The connection between cells in the brain are lost thus causing memory loss. Alzheimer’s mostly affects people over the age of 65. Someone with Alzheimer’s is not able to obtain new memories and can’t remember observed facts. There are four types of memories that a person loses; short- term, episodic, semantic, and procedural.(The Human Memory) The first memory to…

If you are like me, and the rest of humanity, then you forget things, things such as your car keys, appointment dates, and possibly even your own phone number. However, while forgetting such trivial things sporadically is normal, and to be expected due to the fact that ultimately, we are only human. What is not normal, is forgetting critical things all the time, so for just one second, imagine that you suddenly keep finding yourself forgetting your bestfriend 's name or you keep finding it…

develop dementia” (Goodwin,2015). Many people believe that Dementia is the same thing as Alzheimer’s disease, but they are wrong. There is much to learn about dementia in patients, such as its causes and familiar diseases, the symptoms and treatments associated, and most of all patient care. Dementia is a group of symptoms, not a disease. It is caused when the brain cells are damaged by disease such as Alzheimer’s and stroke.…

disease has taught me the importance of holding on to memories. In Theory of Knowledge class, I learned about memory as a way of knowing. Memories are vital in knowledge of the recent past. In my experience with my great grandmother’s term with Alzheimer’s, I have held on to many memories that she can no longer share. Even so, these memories will never be forgotten because I will keep them alive. This is because memories need to be passed on to further generations. Going to my great…