Alzheimer’s Disease “ People look at me and think there is nothing wrong; I am not in a wheelchair, I have full use of all my limbs, I can see, hear, speak and listen….but not for much longer. I am dying: day by day, hour by hour my life is ending. I don’t understand what people are saying: the words run together and they may as well be speaking a foreign language. I can no longer speak or write like I used to. I was once a sociable person, but now I go to a happy affair only to be tortured by the
non-communicable disease that I choose to research and will be discussing is Alzheimer’s disease. I picked this disease because it is a disease that interests me. It is a disease that slowly gets worse over time. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and there is no cure for it. It can greatly disrupt an individual’s life. Alzheimer's causes problems with memory, behavior, and thinking. The symptoms will get worse over time, and will disrupt the victim's life. Some of the symptoms include memory
Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common diseases that develop in older people. This is a disease that allows the individual to lose their memory and have other serious intellectual abilities. However, this is not something that occurs to everyone when they start to become elder, it normally is hereditary, which means it runs throughout your family. When being diagnosed with this disease it takes many steps. Sadly, this form of dementia has no cure or treatment. On the other hand, physicians
A ravenous disease known as Alzheimer’s is a, still, relatively unknown illness. While a fair amount of people may suffer from it eventually in their life, little can be done about it. Research, however, is continually being conducted into this baffling matter. Rendering people completely helpless, Alzheimer’s has claimed the lives of many, including several members of my family long before they would’ve passed normally. Alzheimer’s is a disease which affects the brain. Being completely irreversible
from them by a disease called Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that affects the brain's nerve cells. It is named after Dr.Alois Alzheimer, a German nationality, who first one discovered it in 1906. In 2010, it estimated that about 21 and 25 million people around the world have AD. Furthermore, it usually commence in people that are in 65 years old or over. Although a lot of people have it, there are also many people do not know what is the symptoms , causes and
Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is really difficult to go through and it affects, not only the individual, but the people around them because there is no cure. This disease attacks the brain and leads to brain shrinkage. A person with Alzheimer will experience memory loss, confusion, changes in behavior, and eventually they won’t be capable to take care of themselves. With this disease it is difficult to remember new learned information because of the changes in the brain that affects
Alzheimer’s disease or also known as Alzheimer’s is the neurodegenerative most common type of dementia that usually commences in older people; this is a very complex brain disorder that interferes with the affected individual’s life as soon as it initiates its mission of destroying the brain, it progresses slowly and gets worse over time from mild forgetfulness to brain impairment. Furthermore, scientist do not fully understand what causes this irreversible disease that has no cure or prevention
What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s is a disease that erases the memory of people quietly. People will have difficulty in memorize recently happened events rather than the things happened years ago. Changes in the brain: It will damage the brain by a protein which will abnormally form amyloid plaques and tan tangles. The damages to the brain probably exist more than 10 years before cognitive problems occur which means it is symptom-free during preclinical stage. At beginning, damage happens
disorder to get proper treatment. Dementia also can cause anger issues as it develops over time. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia as if effects around five million people. Symptoms include forgetting day or year, forgetting where placing things and trying to find them later, and poor judgement. Vascular dementia is usually caused when some has a major stroke or a silent stroke. Symptoms include trouble talking or understanding speech, inability to recognize familiar sounds and sights
Alzheimer’s disease, also known as Alzheimer's or AD, is a neural disease that slowly gets worse over time. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause for dementia. There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's. The chances of getting this disease increases substantially after age 70 although you can get it earlier, though the chances will be smaller. The main risk factors for Alzheimer's is increased age, although genetics may play a role in getting this disease.Some symptoms or stages of Alzheimer's is;