Understanding the Basics of Alzheimer

The theme of the seminar that I attended was entitled “Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics”. The purpose of the talk by Carolyn Scales was to bring public awareness and better understanding of this progressive, irreversible brain disorder that affects five million people nationwide. The speaker explained that the term Alzheimer’s disease dates back to 1906 when Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German physician, presented the first case history of this kind, a 51-year-old woman, who suffered from a rare brain disorder. Later autopsy of her brain identified the plaques and tangles of what we call today Alzheimer’s.

Did you know “every 66 seconds an individual develops Alzheimer’s disease,” according to Bright Focus (Bright Focus). When divided out, that is about 1,309 people each day. Unfortunately, Alzheimer’s disease is only one of many dementia illnesses. Even still, Alzheimer’s is still the most common form. To truly understand Alzheimer’s disease one must comprehend what the disease is, the effects it has, and who is affected.

Alzheimer’s Disease, a disease that affects over 5 million americans nationwide. Causing them to lose their memory and motor skills. These 5 million people taken victim by this disease also have a scary fact to face, there are no ways to completely prevent this disease. There are medicines and mental exercise one can do/take to try to slow the progression of this neuro deterioration, but unfortunately there is no cure for Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s can affect anyone from any background, however, you are more likely to get Alzheimer’s if someone in your family also suffers from it.1 Families of victims taken by Alzheimer’s have begun to prepare themselves for the disease, because while there is no cure, you might as well prepare for what might

“Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States”(“2015 Alzheimer’s…”). Today, more and more individuals are diagnosed with the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. This disease is not curable and the symptoms get worse over a period of time. After a closer investigation on the causes, symptoms, effects, diagnosis, and treatments, one discovers the severity of this dreaded disease and how it is managed.

Currently, in the world, there are about 47.5 million people living with the neurological disorder known as Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease was discovered by a German scientist known as Alois Alzheimer’s in the 21st century. Alzheimer’s is a disease which develops in many people around mid-adulthood. Alzheimer’s disease is when an individual’s brain starts to degenerate because of neuronal loss and also when the neurotransmitters decline their function. Alzheimer’s is when an individual is losing their memories because of their neurons touching each other and their messages are going everywhere because there is no synaptic gap. This is a serious problem.

The tragic Alzheimer disease affects about 5.5 million people in America. The term “Alzheimer” dates back to the early 1900’s, when German doctor, Alois Alzheimer, presented a case of a 51-year-old woman who suffered from a rare brain disorder that later resulted to her death. Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in one’s memory, thinking and reasoning skills. This disease attacks the brain cells, which causes them to die out or to be damaged. Unfortunately, researchers still do not know why this happens. The disease hereditary and is common in individuals over the age of 65. It is uncommon for someone to have this disease at a younger age, called on-set Alzheimer, but it is possible. According to the Alzheimer’s association, up to 5%, more than 5 million Americans with Alzheimer’s have younger-onset.

Despite many researches of past eras and present years; it is still a proven challenge to the discovery of the cause of Alzheimer disease that is now the most common diagnosis in dementia. As of 2017, reports conducted by the Alzheimer's Association stated that; 5.5 million Americans are estimated to be affected with Alzheimer's dementia. With an estimate of 5.3 million having AD beginning at age 65 and oldeR and, two hundred thousands younger population,now referred to as the “younger-onset Alzheimer's”,(Alzheimer’s Association, 2017). The causes of dementia, who it affects and at what ages, the treatment plans and support from family and friends are the most important factors in dealing with this disease. The effect of Dementia destroys an

I never imagined a loved one of my own diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. This disease effects a person brain cells causing impaired memory, thinking and performances. Not only does Alzheimer affects a person’s daily activities, this affects everyone involved. For many who are facing a severe condition of Alzheimer’s have life-threatening situations that involves more than just a physician. Alzheimer’s disease consists of three different stages, which requires major support, care, and resources for a patient.

An Alzheimer’s disease is an age that a brain disorder that regularly stop a person’s sense to remember, think, learn, write and able to speak that can carry out even the single of tasks. Alzheimer’s is a type of insanity, a broad term for diseases that damage brain cells and injure brain function. Alzheimer’s causes healthy brain cells, or neurons, to lose their ability to function with each other. The German neurologist Alois Alzheimer was the first person to describe the signs of Alzheimer's disease when a swell brain is starting to swell up more it will lead to the death of brain cells. Therefore, Alzheimer's disease is becoming a bigger worry to society as a result of an increasingly aging population. These figures only become

This case study focuses on what is the best option for care for Alzheimer’s patients, and how caregivers should deal with the stress of taking care of these patients.

The evidence has shown that the knowledge on the subject of Alzheimer's disease has progressed far from thinking that it is just a loss of memory. This disease produces a big dementia in patients, affecting millions of people and their families. These people and their families care for special needs.

Alzheimer’s is the currently the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting one in nine Americans over the age of sixty-five. As of 2016, that means approximately five hundred million Americans living with Alzheimer’s, but medical professionals expect those numbers to climb as high as sixteen million by 2050. In 1999 my mother’s mother died, at the age of eighty-two, about ten years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She had spent ten years in a progressive decline, until she could no longer feed herself or take care of her own basic needs, did not recognize her children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren, nor even who she was, could no longer walk, and could not even sit up without complete support. She’d

For every $31,000 that is spent on Alzheimer’s care, only $100 is spent on researching it. While researching this disease is a costly process, caring for these patients could prove to be even more expensive. In 2012, two hundred billion dollars were spent directly on health care for all these individuals. Furthermore, dementia and Alzheimer’s patients spend three times more on Medicare than those without. Patients with Alzheimer’s also tend to have more expensive bills with the addition of any other disease or condition because the combination of treatments may create certain restrictions that are costly to work around. (Johns) Alzheimer’s needs more funding in order to find ways to prevent this disease in the future because the number of patients and medical costs will increase rapidly.

First, I will describe Alzheimer's disease it is a progressive condition that damages areas of the brain involved in memory, intelligence, judgment, language and behavior. According to Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and more than five million Americans the ages of sixty and older are living with this disease. In two-thousand and twelve, 15.4 million

Many people may not be fully aware of what Alzheimer’s is. Alzheimer’s impacts the brain and its memory ability. According to the article “What is Alzheimer’s disease?”, “Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.” Having to live with this disease would make a simple life a complicated one.