Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that destroys memories and other important mental functions. At first, someone with Alzheimer’s disease many notice mild confusion and difficulty remembering. Eventually people with this disease may forget important people in their lives and go through dramatic changes. This disease is the most common cause for dementia- a group of brain disorders that cause the loss of intellectual and social skills. Early-onset Alzheimer’s is often caused by a genetic…

Alzheimer’s Disease One in nine people, over the age of sixty five have the Alzheimer’s disease. That is about eleven percent of all people over sixty five. Alzheimer’s is a disease that affects over five million Americans (Marsa, Linda). This disease is a type of senile dementia, which means that Alzheimer’s is more common after the age of sixty five (Day O’Connor). Alzheimer’s is extremely rare before the age of fifty (Finch). This disease has disastrous effects, and can cause major monetary…

dementia such as vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Currently Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death among individuals in the United States. Alzheimer’s disease is currently felt to account for sixty to eighty percent of dementia cases within the United States. (Alzheimer’s Association, 2015) Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking, and behavior. The disease was first diagnosed and described by Alois…

Alzheimer’s disease is an affliction that many families and individuals all over the world have to endure. As the individual slowly loses their memory and their ability to recognize themselves and others, they succumb to the disease soon after. Elderly people are most often associated with this disease, but a significant population under the age of 40 has shown symptoms of this disease. The good news is that people, especially young people, can take precautionary measures to avoid being…

Around the world, every day millions of individuals are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is an illness that progressively gets worse, affecting memory, behaviour, and personality. Those affected by the disease is not only the Alzheimer’s sufferer, but the immediate family members witnessing the chronic illness take over. While family members of people living with Alzheimer's can find the disease even more challenging than the patients, if they gain knowledge, be resilient,…

For a family member who is going through Alzheimer’s disease with someone, choosing the right care for them is the one of the hardest things to do. I believe that with a disease such as Alzheimers, it should be left to professional care rather than a family member. The life we built with our loved one, may at some point deteriorate to the point where they no longer recognize or remember all the times you’ve spent together. According to Alzheimers.net, in the United States 1 in 9 Americans over…

According to the National Institute of Aging, “Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks,” (Fact). Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia (Association). It causes disturbances in metabolic processes that are vital to keeping neurons healthy. These disturbances cause nerve cells to stop working, lose connection with other nerve cells, and eventually…

people suffer with Alzheimer’s disease, they cannot even remember that they walked into the room.…

Alzheimer’s is a common neurodegenerative disease that accounts for the majority of all cases of dementia (Advokat, Comaty & Julien, 2014). Although the exact cause of Alzheimer’s is unknown, it is hypothesized that two systems crucial for the communication between brain cells fail due to the down regulation of acetylcholine and the over activation of glutamate, which result in the death of neurons (IOS Press, 2008). It is believed to involve the irreversible loss of cholinergic neurons,…

to die are present at birth, yet begin working approximately a decade before anything can be detected in the brain by certain scans or tests. This sort of disease is rapid and once a patient is diagnosed, it only gets worse from that point on. The cerebral cortex is responsible for thinking, planning, and remembering information. For Alzheimer’s patients, the cortex shrivels up causing the loss or gain of any information. The shrinkage of the Hippocampus is directly responsible for the…