ALZHEIMER DISEASECAUSES | SYMPTOMS | DIAGNOSIS

| TREATMENT

INTRODUCTION TO ALZHEIMER DISEASEAlzheimer's disease is a neurological brain

disorder.Alzheimer's disease is the most common form

of dementia, a group of disorder that impairs mental funtioning

Alzheimer's is progressive and irreversible.Memory loss is one of the earliest symptoms,

along with a gradual decline of other intellectual and thinking abilities, called cognitive function, and changes in personality or behavior

Health and environmental factors High Blood PressureHigh CholesterolLack Of ExerciseDiabetesSmokingObesity Heart Disease

CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE

GeneticsThe risk of Alzheimer increases if anyone in your

family has this disease. However, most genetics, structure among families remains unexplained.

The person who inherits gene, namely e4 (APoE4), have guaranteed risk of getting Alzheimer disease. However, there are less than 5% that this mutation will occur.

Age factorAge factor is one of the common factors leading

to Alzheimer disease. An increase in age, sometimes results in shrinking in some parts of the brain.

The possibility of Dementia also gets double by the time a person reaches 60 years of age.

CONTINUE CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE

BehaviouralIrritabilityAggressionPersonality ChangesUnnecessary repetition of wordsPersonality Change

PsychologicalDepressionHallucinationParanoia

SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE

CognitiveDelusion Mental ConfusionDifficulty in concentrating ForgetfulnessDisorientation MoodGeneral DiscontentApathy Solitary Mood Swings

CONTINUE SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE

Alzheimer disease is not easy to diagnose, as there is no particular test available for it. A doctor may do a couple of things like, checking patients’ medical history, physical examination to find any signs of kidney or heart related disease. A doctor may also perform diagnostic test such as MRI, CT scan or EEG to detect the problem related to brain cells and electrical impulses.

DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER DISEASE

Presently, doctors have not found any permanent cure for Alzheimer disease. There is no concrete treatment that will stop or reverse the damage done by the Alzheimer. However, through medication and therapy one can ease the symptoms. The treatment of this disease depends upon, the age, overall health, and medical history of the patient. Below are some medicines that help in breaking down a chemical in the brain called acetylcholine that promotes memory and learning:

TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE

ExelonMemantineNamzaric Aricept Razadyne

Other approaches that can be used to treat Alzheimer disease include Individual Counselling, Group Therapy, Crisis Intervention Therapy, Pet therapy, Family Therapy, Long term residential treatment and so on. 

CONTINUE TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE

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