Alzheimer's Association

Introduction The development of Alzheimer’s disease tends to be a slow progression at first although the disease can progress rapidly in each stage without warning. Some people tend to stay at a certain stage for a long time without any dramatic change. Alzheimer’s is one of the main forms of dementia besides vascular dementia, mixed dementia, frontotemporal dementia and Parkinson’s. At first it begins with memory gaps here and there but then progresses to not remembering your closest family…

According to Kirova, Bays, and Lagalwar (2015), “Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease marked by deficits in episodic memory, working memory (WM), and executive function” (p. 1). Instances that are classified as executive dysfunction are reduced selective and divided attention, inability to reverse intrusive stimuli, and weak manipulation skills. There is evidence supporting that Alzheimer’s happens because of postmortem recognition of pathology in neural tissue.…

Alzheimer’s disease, also known as AD, affects the older generations more so than any other form of dementia. AD is a progressive, multifactorial disease that affects the nervous system by interfering with proper cognitive functioning and memory, ultimately resulting in inability to function normally, and unfortunately death. Over time, several studies have identified two specific hallmarks of AD in the brain. These hallmarks include changes in amyloid B peptides which form senile plaques and…

also affect a person’s ability to create new short term memories, which is where the misunderstanding comes from. Memory loss is usually the first sign of Alzheimer’s dementia because the syndrome affects the hippocampus section of the brain first. The hippocampus is the memory making and learning center of the brain (Alzheimer 's Association, 2015). Dementia also often presents with what is commonly referred to as “sundowners syndrome.” Around sunset, and throughout the night, dementia…

number of adults age 65 and older continues to increase, the prevalence of dementia is expected to rise worldwide. In the United States alone, more than 5 million adults over 65 years old and more than 14% of those over age 70 have dementia (Alzheimer’s Association, 2015). Although dementia is considered a terminal illness (Mitchell, Teno, Kiely, 2009; Raymond, Warner, Davies, et. al., 2014; Peacock, Duggleby, & Koop, 2014), people with dementia could survive an average of 3 to 11 years after…

Alzheimer’s is increasing and those 65 and up has a greater chance of being possibly diagnosed with this hopeless disease in later adulthood because learning and long term memory abilities decreases. (Kroner, 2009) Diabetes is a well-known risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease that effects the elderly; individually Alzheimer’s and diabetes are appalling diseases. The connection between Alzheimer’s and diabetes has yet to be determined, therefore studies are being completed to find the connection…

Effect of Alzheimer’s on the Family Structure Alzheimer’s and related dementia is a decline in mental function severe enough to reduce a person’s ability to perform everyday activities (Stats Canada, 2017, para. 2) and it affects over 550 thousand people in Canada (Alzheimer Society, 2017). There is a lot of research on how Alzheimer’s affects the person but not much on how it affects their family and caregivers. Providing more information on how caregivers are affected will give the Alzheimer’s…

death. Advancement’s in technology are making an early diagnosis for many diseases possible. One of these diseases is Alzheimer’s disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, (AFA, 2015) “Worldwide it is estimated that 24 million people have dementia, the majority of these people are also thought to have Alzheimer’s disease.” The AFA (2015) also states that, “Alzheimer’s Disease affects 5.1 million Americans, making it a top ten leading cause of death in the United States. It…

(2011). Co-Morbidity and Drug Treatment in Alzheimer’s disease. U.S National Library of Medicine, 11(58), n.p. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-58 Type of study (i.e. prospective cohort): This is a cross-sectional study on co-morbidity and drug treatment of Alzheimer’s disease in northern Norway. Sample/population: The sample included people who had and did not have Alzheimer’s disease. There were 187 subjects who had just recently been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. 500 participants who did not have…

Learning Disabilities within a Social Context: Understanding Alzheimer’s They are currently numerous conditions that impair an individual’s mental function making it difficult to complete day-to-day tasks. One in particular is Alzheimer’s, which is the most common form of dementia that causes complications with memory and thinking processes. Although the cause of Alzheimer’s is still uncertain to health professionals, the result of Alzheimer’s is very clear, which is the damage and therefore…