Our Aging Population Higher Incidence Of Alzheimers Disease

By Buddy U. McLellan

Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative, incurable, and terminal disease found by Doctor Alois Alzheimer in 1906. A person suffering from this disease has a progressive corrosion of brain cells. The person may look healthy and strong but there will difference in memory thinking, behavior, and speech. However, these signs are ignored by some individuals. They believe that is caused by aging.

Patient with Alzheimer's disease or commonly known as dementia, has a strange tissue contains neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques that affect behavior and thinking. Alzheimer's disease attacks a person in different types. While the development of its symptoms differs among affected individuals. It progresses on people with ages three to twenty years old, however, classifying the beginning and ending of symptoms at each period is tough.

What are the basic presentations and pathology and pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's? In the brain matter itself "neurofibrillary tangles" and "amyloid plaques" develop. The brain matter itself is not normal -it has been changed. Hence the brain and memory functions among others changes as well. Normal brain tissue is simply gone and so with it certain mental functions - most notably short term memory. You may well be able to conduct a good and logical conversation with an affected Alzheimer patient about past events of 30, 40 or even 60 years ago. However ask them what they had for breakfast or what they did 10 minutes before and that they will not be able to recollect or remember.

As the Alzheimer's disease developed, several symptoms can be seen on the patient. It includes aggression, mood swings, confusion, irritability, and memory loss. Some of these patients are having trouble using their senses. They can not speak and failure to recognize their relatives. There are treatments and regimes for Alzheimers disease available. There are also a lot of lay and "quack" medications available. Families seem to be able to spend anything to stop their agony and the suffering of the Alzheimer's patient. They are desperate plus mentally and emotionally exhausted. Several facts must be understood by the Alzheimer's family and friends when it comes to treatment options. First the patient can never get better - the brain is damaged itself and is beyond repair.

While the disease progress, symptoms includes confusion, mood swing, aggression, irritability, and memory loss. Some are not capable using their senses, as well as communicating to their relatives. There are no available treatments for this disease; however, exercise, balanced diet and mental stimulation are advised. Closed relatives must show affection to make the patient feel the importance of their life. Some patients are founded rejection from eating foods, while other disregards care giving. Alzheimer's disease is a terminal illness. Person under this situation will not die unless they don't have a healthy lifestyle. - 31803

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