Abstract Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder when brain cells degenerate and die. Alzheimer’s dieses destroys the patient’s memory within time. The mental functions of the brain also get destroyed when a person gets Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is most commonly seen when the patient is sixty to seventy years old. In this research paper the reader will learn about the signs and symptoms, causes, course of disease, outcome and secondary diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis and survival. Signs and Symptoms There are several different ways to tell if a person has or is getting Alzheimer’s disease. There are ten early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The first symptom is memory loss. Memory loss is the most common symptom. People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to forget new things, names, and dates of important events such as anniversaries or birthdates. Another thing that Alzheimer’s effects with memory is the short term part. This will make people with Alzheimer’s disease ask questions over and over again in anchors amount of time in between. The second symptom is having trouble to plan or solve problems, or completing familiar tasks at home. This is where it is hard for the people who have Alzheimer’s disease it is hard for them to do simple tasks such as cooking or following a recipe. Also, working with numbers such as paying the bills or balancing a checkbook. People with Alzheimer’s disease may also have trouble with doing the simple
The beginning and symptoms of Alzheimer's are usually very slow and gradual. Alzheimer’s hardly ever occurs before the age of 65. It occurs (according to the AHAF) in the following seven stages: In stage 1 There are no impairment- Unimpaired individuals experience no memory problems and none are evident to a health care professional during a medical interview. Stage 2 Is a very mild decline- Individuals at this stage feel as if they have memory lapses, especially in forgetting familiar words or names or the location of keys, eyeglasses, or other everyday objects. But these problems are not evident during a
II. Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease include: loss of memory, loss of cognitive skills and depression.
During the onset of the disease, symptoms are usually non-existant, and progress slowly over the course of many years, often going unnoticed until they become more severe. Alzheimer's is somewhat difficult to diagnose, but there are some common symptoms to all patients. Memory loss occurs in all patients. The person may have trouble remembering small things such as phone numbers, or where he/she put the keys. Eventually, short term memory is lost, and only memories in the far past are able to be recalled. People with Alzheimer's can become disoriented and can get lost easily when out on their own. Mood changes also occur, and the person can be easily irritated or agitated by seemingly insignificant things. Cognitive deterioration also occurs, with the person losing the ability to understand spoken language or recall the meanings of different words (Grayson, "Recognizing Alzheimer's" 1). Despite these common symptoms, making a diagnosis is difficult since Alzheimer's patientscan display the same symptoms as a head injury or depression.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia that generally initiates the lost memory, problem of critical thinking and behavior problems for the elderly patients. It’s not a normal part of aging but the large number of elderly people reached 65 and older are at risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The most common early symptoms are struggle in remembering recent events or short term memory. As the disease advance more symptoms begin to show up like problems in speaking and language, disorientation like getting lost and cease to remember the present activity that they are supposed to do. Mood swings go from happy to sad for no reason. Not managing their self, personal hygiene
Alzheimer’s disease is incurable, but there are many stages, warning signs, and risk factors that can serve as detection devices for those who have older adults in their lives. One of the most common early signs of this form of dementia is memory loss. While it is normal for people to occasionally forget things, such as appointments and names, people with Alzheimer’s tend to forget these things more often and are not able to recall them even after a period of time. Other signs that signify a possible case of Alzheimer’s is difficulty performing familiar tasks (cooking, brushing teeth), problems with language (using odd words, failing to remember correct words), disorientation (forgetting where one lives, not knowing how he got to a certain place), problems with abstract thinking (forgetting what numbers represent), misplacing items (putting a hair brush in the freezer), moodiness, personality changes (confusion, suspicion, fearfulness), and loss of initiative
The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease include memory loss, change in behavior, and overall cognitive decline.
Alzheimer’s Disease is a form of dementia affecting more than one third of those over ninety-five years old. Its effects vary per person and become systematically more extreme as time wears on. Alzheimer’s is currently incurable and impossible to slow, destroying neurons and brain tissue, resulting in loss of memory, judgment, awareness, communication, behavior and capacity for emotion. Changes in personality and loss of initiative are also common symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s are hardly ever the same for any one patient. Although the side effects of Alzheimer’s can result in the similar symptoms, such as memory loss, cognitive impairment, difficulty focusing, and taking care of ones self can be an outcome for most patients. Many will have a different personality, loss of sight, sense of smell, as well as no longer being able to taste (Medicine).
As Alzheimer’s disease progresses into the mild stage, memory loss becomes worse and changes in other cognitive abilities are evident. These problems include: getting lost, trouble handling money and
The early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are loss of memory, problems with doing daily living tasks, and sometimes it will affect language. A person can become disoriented to places, people, and time. Many people with Alzheimer’s will
As with most diseases, the symptoms caused by AD vary for person to person. A symptom seen in nearly every patient, however, is the gradually worsening ability to remember new information (cite). Other common symptoms of AD include the following:
There are many signs to look for in Alzheimer 's disease. The most common signs include: memory loss, challenges when planning and solving problems, confusion with time and place, misplacing items, and having a difficult time completing everyday tasks. A person with Alzheimer 's disease will also begin to show signs of poor judgement. Some people withdraw from social and/or work events, which can be a sign of mood and personality change. Risk
With this being the case it is recommended that caregivers to the elderly make themselves aware of the common signs of Alzheimer’s. Things such as forgetting a name important dates, appointments or difficulty following a familiar recipe but remembering them later, trouble finding their words when talking, rapid mood swings, separation from friends and family to being confused about a time or place, all of these are signs to watch for and look
Declining memory is the most significant symptom. Newly formed episodic and semantic memories are the first to vanish and it becomes almost impossible to encode any new memories. Other symptoms include disorientation of year and location, sundowning, incontinence, personality changes, and inappropriate social behavior. These symptoms make it difficult for individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s to care for themselves. They often become a danger to themselves due to their likelihood to wander off and forget who they are and how to return home. Poor self-care is common with difficulties with hygiene and feeding. The combination of symptoms makes it hard to care for someone who has Alzheimer’s. As the disease progresses many individuals cannot remember family members and forget important life
Alzheimer disease of the elderly has several stages. All the stages have various symptoms. Common early symptoms of Alzheimer disease include disturbances in short-term