Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's is a debilitating brain condition that impairs the memories of anyone afflicted with it. This disease begins as something simple as remembering current events. However if you can not remember something that recently happened do not diagnose yourself with Alzheimer’s. As Alzheimer’s progresses it causes trouble focusing and doing daily actions. Confusion or frustration when doing simple tasks, extreme mood swings, disorientation and trouble communicating are all signs of…

What is Dementia? The term ‘Dementia’ is not just one specific disease, however, it is a broad term to describe disorders that affect the brain. Dementia affects thinking, behaviour, emotions and these things interfere with a person’s ability to perform everyday tasks, as shown, something as simple as reading a book, class notes or posters can prove to be difficult to someone who has Dementia. What is Frontotemporal Dementia? Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is one of the less common forms of…

Disorder Essay Dementia Praecox, which is a Latin based term meaning “out of one’s mind, before one’s time” is described to be a long lasting psychotic disorder (Psychology and Exploration, 476). Dementia Praecox was renamed by a Swiss Psychiatrist known as Eugen Bleuler. Eugen Bleuler had conjoined the terms (schizo-) meaning within the brain, and (phren) meaning among feelings, thoughts, and behavior, creating the term commonly known as Schizophrenia. However the disease was first…

Alzheimer’s is a very common debilitating disease in middle to old age. The key feature of Alzheimer’s or dementia is a progressive degeneration of mental function. Receiving the diagnosis can change the course of the patient’s life, and the family’s life. Numerous support groups are in place to help patients and caregivers of people with dementia, yet there area still great effects on their lives. The losses associated with this disease are not solely physical and mental. Social wellness is…

have discovered that Alzheimer's can be determined by genes. 1)Purpose. The hippocampus is known for its role as a brain's structure for memory. As cerebral cortex shrinks so does memory causing hippocampus, and other brain structures to decrease their performance. According to researchers there is a healthy RNA and an altered RNA. Seventy year olds were analyzed the greater the gene score, the better they could think and remember. Those who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's had an “altered...RNA…

Introduction: 2% of the population over the age of 75 suffers from both dementia and visual impairment. Physicians often find it challenging to administer the available outpatient cognitive assessment tools, which require functional vision to diagnose dementia. Case: A 62-year-old African-American woman with history of hypertension, type-2 diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy and legal blindness from Diabetic retinopathy presented for a routine evaluation. Patient was accompanied by her…

Alzheimer's disease typically progresses slowly in three general stages — mild (early-stage), moderate (middle-stage), and severe (late-stage). Since Alzheimer's affects people in different ways, each person will experience symptoms - or progress through Alzheimer's stages - differently. Overview of disease progression Mild Alzheimer's (early-stage) Moderate Alzheimer's (middle-stage) Severe Alzheimer's (late-stage) Did you know? People with cognitive changes caused by Mild Cognitive…

which is a gradual and progressive process. Various neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, etc. have been described by many biomarkers that are unusual in comparison to their baseline levels in the brain regions. Out of all the diseases, Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevailing disease in older patients with an average age greater than 65 years. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is illustrated by irreversible neuron loss causing cognitive…

As I have grown up and watched my grandmother suffer from, and inevitably lose her life to Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), I have had many questions in my mind about this disease. I wonder what my chances of getting AD are, if the disease is, in fact, genetic, or if it comes from experiential factors. I want to find evidence of real-life people who have suffered from the disease to see if researchers have found proof of certain factors affecting the risk of individuals getting AD. Growing up, I…

Alzheimer’s Disease is a form of dementia that causes memory loss and other intellectual abilities. A person can’t really prevent from inheriting or getting Alzheimer’s disease. There has been no cure, but treatments. Many studies have been done through animal models, help from organization to help increase the awareness for Alzheimer’s. This disease is caused by genetic, environmental, economic and other factors. There are three main health inequities that care involved in the condition of…