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ALZHEIMERS'

Greenwood : IN : USA | 2 months ago  
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Alzheimer' disease is a fatal disorder in which nerver cellsin the brain degenerate and die. Cholinesterase inhibitors do not stop underlying neurodegeneration and the diease inevitably progresses. 5.2 million people in the united states are living with alzheimers. Almost as many as 10 million baby boomers will develope alzheimers. just about every two minutes someone developes alzhemiers'. Alzheimers' is belived to be the seventh - leading cause of death.

Dementia is a term for loss of memory and other mental abilities that interfere with daily life. Physical changes in the brain cause this. Alzheimers' disease is the most common type of dementia, accounting for 50 to 70 percent of cases. It has been said that some people believed memory loss was a normal part of aging. Alzheimers is often regarded as natural age related decline. Severe memory loss is now recognized by experts as a symptom of serious illness. Alzheimers' destroys' brain cells and causes memory changes.

Erratic behavior and loss of body functions slowly and painfully your identity, ability to connect with others, think, eat, talk, walk, and find their way way home are taken away. people in their 30's, 40's and 50's can get alzheimers. of the 5 million americans that have alzheimers, some 500,000 people under 65 years of age have alzheimers or a dementia related disease. several mainstream studies link flu shots and vaccinations to a reduced risk of alzheimers disease. there is currently no treatment to cure, delay or stop the progression of alzheimers disease.

1). Memory loss

2). Difficulty performing familiar task

3). Problems with language

4). Disorrientation to time and place.

5). Poor or decreased judgement

6). Problems with abstract thinking

7). Misplacing things

8). Changes in mood or behavior

9). Changes in personality

10). Loss of initiative

are all sysmptoms of alzheimers diease. the following are the 7 stages of alzheimers.

1). stage 1: no impairment

2). stage 2: very mild decline

3). stage 3: mild decline

4). stage 4: moderate decline ( mild or early stage)

5). stage 5: moderately severe decline ( ,oderate or mid-stage)

6). stage 6: severe decline ( moderatley severe or mid-stage)

7). stage 7: very severe decline ( severe or late stage )

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