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Alzheimer's
disease is mainly a brain disorder that involves the deterioration of
mental functions. This illness mainly results from the gradual shrinking
of brain tissues. This type of brain disorder is also known as dementia
or diffuse -brain- atrophy.
· The Causes and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
The
actual cause of the disease is still unknown but several factors are
believed to be responsible in the development of the brain disorder. The
lack of neurochemical factors in the nerve cells is also one of the
probable causes of this disease.
The genetics and aging problems
are considered to be the main causes of Alzheimer's disease. There are
approximately nine out of ten thousand people affected with this malady
and it is more often in women than in men. The disease primarily occurs
in older people over the age of 6FREE. However, there is very little chance
for developing Alzheimer's disease through inherited mutated genes.
The most common symptoms of the Alzheimer's are as follows:
Impaired
memory and thinking: The person feels difficulty in remembering very
common things like his personal information, such as his place of birth
or his occupation.
Difficulty in performing familiar tasks: The
person with Alzheimer's disease feels to have difficulty in performing
his daily tasks i.e. eating, dressing, showering etc. A person who
prepares a meal may forget to serve it or even can't remember whether he
has prepared it.
Problems with communication: The person
gradually feels difficulty in recalling words or understanding the
meanings of common words.
Disorientation and confusion: Patients
may get lost in his own familiar place. Recognizing familiar places and
situations becomes impossible for them. They even can't understand
simple commands or follow directions.
Poor and decreased
judgment: The person feels difficulty in taking decisions. As the people
affected are always in their own state of mind so they may also leave
the house on a cold day without any winter garment or they may even go
to the market wearing pajamas.
Misplacing and messing up with
things: The person affected with A.D. usually forgets where he has kept
his daily used things, such as glasses, keys, etc. The person may also
mess up with things, such as breaking glasses, damaging house hold
goods, etc.
Changes in behavior and personality: Patients have
the tendency to swing their moods rapidly. The patients may even feel
dramatic changes in their personality and can become fearful, angry,
quiet, etc.
Become passive and lose interest: People generally
tend to become passive and show no interest in their usual activities.
Extra encouragement is required to make them become active.
Problems
with abstract thinking: The person with Alzheimer's disease loves to
spend lots of time alone in some lonely place and shows less interest in
interacting with other members of the family. They sometimes show
symptoms of abstract thinking and also even feel difficulty in
recognizing numbers or understanding what to do with them.
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