Factors, Symptoms and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer Disease

Introduction

This research paper will examine factors, signs of symptoms, treatment, when to visit

a doctor and how to care for a love one with Alzheimer disease. In the early stages of

the disease, scientists have estimated that 500,000 people in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s that

have Alzheimer disease or a related dementia. Younger individuals may have problems

with memory, thinking and concentration. The form of dementia is a term for the loss

of memory and other intellectual abilities that interferes with their daily life. There’s

serve types of dementia such as vascular dementia, mixed dementia, dementia with

Lewy bodies, and frontotemporal dementia. Those individuals with a parent, brother,

sister or a child with Alzheimer’s are most likely to develop the illness. A great risk

increases if more than one family member has the disease. Alzheimer disease is a brain

disorder that will get worse over time, and it is fatal. It destroys memory, thinking and

behavior that will affect their work, and hobbies or social life. The brain has 100 billion

cells (neurons). Each nerve cell communicates with many others to form networks.

Nerve cells networks have special jobs. Some are involved in thinking, learning and

remembering, help us to see, hear, smell and others to tell our muscles when to move.

Individuals who stay socially engaged in activities that stimulate the mind and body

can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. As people get older, our

brain ma...

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understand the cause, resolve challenges, obstacles to comfort and security. Everyone

who develops behavioral symptoms should receive a thorough medical exam, especially

if symptoms appear suddenly. An exam may reveal treatable conditions that are

contributing to the behavior. The treatable drug can cause side effects to many people

with Alzheimer’s who is taking the prescription medications for other health problems.

The drug for Alzheimer’s can cause side effect or interaction between drugs that can

sometimes affect the behavior. As the disease gets worse, those with Alzheimer’s have

difficulty communicating about their experience.