A Study On Alzheimer 's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease in many ways is not yet defined. It is a progressive disease afflicting between 5 and 15 percent of people over 65. Additionally, it is not restricted to the elderly, reportedly having

As defined in our textbook(Psychology, pg.264) Alzheimer’s disease is “A progressive disease that destroys the brain’s neurons, gradually impairing memory, thinking, language, and other cognitive functions, resulting in the complete inability to care for oneself; the most common cause of dementia( progressive deterioration and impairment of memory, reasoning, and other cognitive functions as a result of disease, injury, or substance abuse.). AC accounts for 60 to 80 percent of dementia cases.(alz.org) Throughout my sources I have seen that the common age for AC to set in is between 60-75. However, up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early onset

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease which slowly destroys thinking and memory skills. These changes are severe enough to interfere with day to day life. This irreversible disease is the most common cause of dementia amongst the elderly, with an appearance of first symptoms after age 60.

It is an irrevocable brain condition that affects a person's memory, thinking, and other abilities. It is one of the most common forms of dementia in persons whose age is 65 and over. The most common and early symptom of this is easily forgetting things or recent events. Some of the studies indicate that Alzheimer's may start attacking the brain long before the symptoms can be seen or discovered. Over 5.2 million Americans are estimated to have that illness. But despite all of this Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of aging (Fritz, 1999).

Older age is shown to be a major risk for the development of alzheimer's it is shown that 15 percent of people with Alzheimer’s are ages 65-74, while 44 percent from ages 75-84.

Alzheimer’s disease usually affects geriatrics that is nearing the age of 60, but there are sometimes rare cases of early-onset Alzheimer’s occurring around the age of 30. Early-onset Alzheimer’s identifies less than 5 percent of all the people who have Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center). According to WebMD (2014), late-onset is the most common form of Alzheimer’s disease that victimizes almost half of all of the people over the age of 65 and may or may not be hereditary.

Many people have Alzheimer's when they are over the age of 65. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of Dementia. Dementia is a disorder of mental processes caused by an

The brain is composed of billions of neurons, which interact and connect with each other, which allow us to perform our everyday activities. Plaques and tangles are the two structures that are suspected for the damage of nerve cells. Plagues are deposits that build up between neurons and tangles build up inside the neurons. Most people develop these abnormal obstructions as they age, but those with Alzheimer’s have a tendency to develop much more.

These relate to the age at which the disease first manifests itself. The occasion of early-onset is much lower than that of late-onset. There is a 10% occurrence rate for persons over the age of sixty-five, and a 50% occurrence rate for those over age eighty five. Late-onset Alzheimer's is often confused with senility due to old-age. This also makes diagnosis difficult for older patients. However Alzheimer's is not an inevitable part of the aging process, unlike a certain amount of senility. It can be helped and with new research may be prevented.

Alzheimer’s disease is a very slowly progressive disease that occurs inside the brain in which is characterized by damage of memory. Also this type of disease can lead into interruption in language, problem solving, planning and perception. The chance of a person developing Alzheimer’s disease increases enormously after the age of 70 (Crystal, 2009). Also people who are over the age of 85 have over a 50 percent chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease. This type of disease is not at all normal in the aging process and is also not something that happens out of no where in a person’s life.

Receiving an Alzheimer's Disease diagnosis can be very scary. Fortunately, there are lifestyle changes you can make that will make it a lot easier for you to live with this condition. Below is a list of tips for living with Alzheimer's disease:

What is Alzheimer’s disease? It is a chronic brain disease that causes dementia, “a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life” (1). Dementia is affecting over 40 million people worldwide (2). Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common degenerative neurological disease, so it affects many of the body’s activities. For example, it has an impact on the patient’s breathing, talking, balance, movement, and heart function. One of the most characteristics of AD is that it begins slowly and gets worse over time.

How should the research (involving the prospect of increasing the participation of African Americans in Alzheimer 's disease research studies) be conducted?

A review of the medical records indicates that she suffers from multiple medical illnesses which includes, advanced Alzheimer’s, advanced stable CKD, chronic depression, chronic stable hyperlipidemia, chronic stable HTN and chronic stable hypothyroid.

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the fifth leading cause of death in people over the age of 65, as determined by the (Center for Disease Control, 2015). The number of people living with AD is predicted to triple by 2050. The risk of developing Alzheimer’s rises exponentially with age. “Currently, verification of an AD diagnosis occurs through postmortem detection of pathology in neural tissue, specifically extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tau tangles. However, cognitive changes are discernible early during AD pathogenesis and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In the peer-journal review that I read, studies were performed to detect working memory (WM) deficits