Alzheimer's
By Aubrey Keegan
Alzheimer's
The definition to Alzheimer's is a disorder of the brain resulting in a progressive decline in intellectual and physical abilities and eventual dementia.
Alzheimer's just happens in old age.
symptoms of the condition
- memory loss
- difficulty performing familiar tasks
- problems with language
- disorientation to time and place
- problems with abstract thinking
How does the condition affect daily life?
- forgetting recently learned information
- forgetting simple words
- getting lost in their own neighbor
- forgetting where they are and how they got there
what is the life expectancy
the life expectancy varies for each person. The average expectancy After diagnosis is 8 or 10 years. in some case as short as three years or as long as 20.
mutation casing the condition and chromosome in affected
Doctors and scientist have found y abnormal clumps , tangled bundles of fibers and loss of connections between nerve in the brain.Doctor and scientist have not linked chromosome and mutation as the cause of the condition.
Three possible treatments for the condition
- done pezil for all stages
- Galantamine for mild to moderate
- memantine for moderate to severe
is there a cure for the condition
There no cure but there are treatment to manage symptoms
interesting facts
- Alzheimer's is a slow disease that progresses in three stages
- more than 5 million americans are living with the disease
- Alzheimer's disease is the 6 leading cause of death in the United States
- 1 in 3 senior dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia
the reason for the name is
The name came from Dr.Alois, that found a women had changes in her brain tissue.