Who are you? Alzheimer's symptoms
There are a number of symptoms which help diagnose the disease. The most prominent of which is memory loss. What seems to be a simple lapse in memory could be the start of Alzheimer's disease. Loss of memory in Alzheimer's is manifested from the more than unusual fluctuating forgetfulness to short-term memory loss.
Later, the patient will start to forget familiar things and well-known skills. They will start to forget names, objects, and persons even those that are close to them. Alzheimer's memory loss is often accompanied by aphasia, disorientation and disinhibition. Aside from forgetfulness and amnesia, some refer to Alzheimer's related memory loss as memory decay, memory decline, or memory impairment (Loring, 1999).
One, however, should not conclude that all memory loss is caused by Alzheimer's disease. There are two basic causes of memory loss, namely normal or age related memory loss and the abnormal type. It is normal that middle age and older people begin to forget a number of things. Their ability to remember is often times measured on a standardized scale.
If their memory scores fall within the designated cutoff, their memory loss is due to normal and age-related causes. Meanwhile, if they fail to pass the scores it means that their memory loss is caused by not mere age-related reasons but by abnormal, or age-inappropriate, memory disease or impairment instead. One, therefore, needs to let professional medical workers to isolate and determine if he/she got Alzheimer's disease.
Aside from the early symptom of memory loss, Alzheimer's disease at the early stage could also change the patient's behavior. And as the disease develops, the patient will loose more and more control over body functions such as affecting the way the person thinks and respond. With the effects on the brain's cognitive functions, the patient will have trouble talking, will find skilled movements troublesome to do and hard to accomplish, and will start slowing down in terms of movements.
The patient will become indecisive and will start having trouble in decision-making processes and planning stages of human activities. These losses of memory and cognitive functions are related to the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. The two lobes are becoming disconnected from the limbic system due to the disease.
Also, part of the symptoms of Alzheimer's is mood swings and outbursts of violence or excessive passivity. The later stages will be more horrible. People with Alzheimer's will later on start to loose bowel movement as well as muscle control and mobility. Alzheimer's usually develops and become fatal within approximately 7–10 years.
Since Dr. Alzheimer diagnosed the disease in 1901, there have been a lot of medical discoveries and tons of results from research studies and medical investigations that were found to be beneficial in preventing or delaying Alzheimer's disease.
Studies found out that exercise helps lessen the risk of contracting the disease. Scientists have found significant findings which indicate that having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and low levels of the vitamin folate can increase one's risk of acquiring Alzheimer's disease.
Comments
I've told that there is 3 stages of this deadly disease. My mothers doctor has told me that she is in the 2nd stage. I would like to know more about this, so if she don't have long to live I want to bring her home with me.
Stages of this disease - By Terrie Sisk
7th May 2008 - 9:25pm
Terrie - strictly there are seven stages - see the following link:
http://alzheimersdiseaseaid.com/stages-of-alzheimer-s.php
Check with her doctor which of these seven applies to Mother - and ask him to explain the nature and amount of care required at each subsequent stage.
The usual scenario is for relatives to care for the patient at home in the earlier stages.
As the patient becomes increasingly dependent, the strain and workload will dicatate increasing institutional assistance, eventually full-time.
Sadly, in the later stages, Mother may not even know who you are, and is likely better off being cared for by experienced professinals.
Ask the doctor if he can recpmmend a support group - you will benefit greatly from exchange of information with other caring relatives.
PS You might also want to check out our blog at:
http://4mostip.com/bmp/alzheimers.blog
By Steven Henderson, Publisher
http://alzheimersdiseaseaid.com/stages-of-alzheimer-s.php
Check with her doctor which of these seven applies to Mother - and ask him to explain the nature and amount of care required at each subsequent stage.
The usual scenario is for relatives to care for the patient at home in the earlier stages.
As the patient becomes increasingly dependent, the strain and workload will dicatate increasing institutional assistance, eventually full-time.
Sadly, in the later stages, Mother may not even know who you are, and is likely better off being cared for by experienced professinals.
Ask the doctor if he can recpmmend a support group - you will benefit greatly from exchange of information with other caring relatives.
PS You might also want to check out our blog at:
http://4mostip.com/bmp/alzheimers.blog
9th May 2008 - 1:56pm
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