Alzheimers
disease
The term Alzheimer's disease refers to a condition
discovered by a doctor called Alois Alzheimer. In 1907 he wrote
in medical journals about a woman of 51 who had died of
dementia, whose brain he had examined under the microscope.
Memory
loss in Alzheimers disease
Memory loss occurs in all cases of Alzheimers, but in the
early stages it can be difficult to detect as people manage to
cover it up successfully. The most recent memories are the
first to go, and it's only much later as the Alzheimers
condition has become much more severe that the long term memory
is affected.
Disorientation and
Alzheimers Disease
Disorientation (or not knowing who or where you are or what
day month etc it is), is very common in Alzheimers
disease. It's also noted as one of the defining early
symptoms, and as it is very closely connected with a person's
memory or the ability to remember, it's what you might
expect.
Disorientation and Alzheimers
disease in the home
Disorientation inside the home can eventually become a
problem though not until much later in the disease.
Alzheimers Disease
and Personality
One of the most distressing aspects of Alzheimers disease is
the complete change of personality many people suffer. This is
especially distressing for their relatives and friends. The
personality and general behaviour of Alzheimer sufferers in the
later stages often seems to be in complete contrast to the
usual behaviour they have always exhibited in their previous
life.
Alzheimers disease
and Communication
Speech is frequently affected in Alzheimers disease. An
understanding of simple speech remains intact during the early
stages, but difficulties in finding and expressing the correct
words can appear very early on in the disease.
12/31/2008
Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
A slow, chronic starvation of the brain as we age appears to be one of the major triggers of a biochemical process that causes some forms of Alzheimer's disease.
Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
01/02/2009
Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Suggesting That Sleep Disorder May Be An Early Sign Of Dementia Or Parkinson's Disease
People who act out their dreams through kicking and crying out in their sleep may go on to develop dementia or Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurology. In the research 93 people with REM sleep behaviour disorder who had no signs of a neurodegenerative disease were followed for an average of five years.
Alzheimer's Society Comment On Research Suggesting That Sleep Disorder May Be An Early Sign Of Dementia Or Parkinson's Disease
12/31/2008
Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
A slow, chronic starvation of the brain as we age appears to be one of the major triggers of a biochemical process that causes some forms of Alzheimer's disease.
Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
12/31/2008
Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
A slow, chronic starvation of the brain as we age appears to be one of the major triggers of a biochemical process that causes some forms of Alzheimer's disease.
Brain Starvation As We Age Appears To Trigger Alzheimer's - Improving Blood Flow To Brain Is A Preventive Strategy
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