Alzheimer's Association

cost of a stethoscope does not change my action. With respect to worrying about debt, there are likely other tradeoffs I can make in my personal life to avoid a stethoscope. I would rather go with that route. While some may have the personal integrity to not be influenced by receiving a stethoscope, I prefer not to put myself in that position in the first place. While the taking the stethoscope seems somewhat unsavory, I do not see an issue with listening to the lecture. Taking the opportunity…

Does Alzheimer 's affect the way your brain works and how your body functions? Alzheimer 's is a progressive, degenerative, and irreversible brain disorder. Alzheimer 's Disease results from a combination of genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors that affect the brain over time. Less than five percent the time, Alzheimer 's is caused by specific genetic changes that almost guarantees a person will develop the disease. Plaques on the brain may cause some of the cells to die, as well as a…

What is Alzheimer’s disease? How is Alzheimer’s disease formed? Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that destroys memories, thinking skills, and causes drastic changes in behavior. In which the brain is losing nerve cells also called neurons caused by “Tangles” and “Plaques.” They are both formed up out of two different types of proteins which are called Beta-Amyloid protein and Tau Protein. These proteins are usually formed to help our brain cells’ communication. Like for example…

Application 1: Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Article One The article “Dementia carer education and patient behavior disturbance. International journal of geriatric psychiatry conducted” by Coen, R., O 'Boyle, C., Coakley, D., & Lawor, B. (1999). is on the topic of dementia carer. The researchers stated that the objective was to evaluate the impact of dementia Carer Education Program on carer quality of life, wellbeing, and burden. The study took place in a Hospital…

Almost all people encounter events that will alter their life forever. According to Jacalyn Duffin, her essay summarizes how the Awakenings movie is an evidence to the aspiration of neurologist Oliver Sacks. It is a documentary based on how a group of patients that were contracted with an illness extreme case of Parkinsonism. All patients were harshly limited with movement and the ability of speech, although some gave signs of interaction, only that they were unable to completely express what…

Still Alice is a novel about a Harvard psychology professor, named Alice Howland, who began to experience early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease after her 50th birthday. The novel focuses on the progress of the disease and how it began to affect her everyday life. It began when she had difficulties remembering information for a presentation she was presenting. Another time she was jogging in her neighborhood and was not able to find her way back home. She also had a hard time remembering course…

were and she would wonder out of the house to try and get “home.” Her progression of Alzheimer 's lasted around six years, and throughout the six years she had went through the seven stages of Alzheimer’s. Not only did this affect my great grandmother’s life, but the people around her as well. Alzheimer’s Disease, is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. In 1906 Dr. Alzheimer had been examining the brain of a woman who had died from and unusual mental illness, something never seen before. Through…

Population Report on Dementia The purpose of this report is to provide a brief overview about dementia which includes describing the demographics, characteristics, and challenges of the disease. Additionally, this report will explain current medical issues, non-music therapy treatment trends, and current effective therapeutic interventions regarding this type of population. It is understood that dementia is an umbrella term which encompasses a large variety of diseases, therefore the objective…

pathology of Alzheimer’s disease being a “...multifactorial disease in which environmental factors and genetic predisposition contribute to the pathology” (1). Since Alzheimer’s is a multifactorial disease there are several theorized causes for it, a few being genes, hypercholesterolemia, hyperhomocysteinemia, hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and gastrointestinal microbiota (Mendiola-Precoma et al., 3-6). Specific genes are theorized to be significant indicators of Alzheimer’s.…

While the elderly population increases, nursing professionals and family members are increasingly associated with influential decisions and that of placing a relative in a nursing care home or living with a family caregiver. Current literature primarily focuses attention on the negative effects of family caregiving on elderly persons. Nonetheless few direct attention to their positive impact. As a result, this paper will explore the issue of nursing home care and benefits for elderly people…