| Alzheimer's disease is mainly a brain disorder that | | | | understanding the meanings of common words. |
| involves the deterioration of mental functions. This | | | | Disorientation and confusion: Patients may get lost |
| illness mainly results from the gradual shrinking of | | | | in his own familiar place. Recognizing familiar places |
| brain tissues. This type of brain disorder is also | | | | and situations becomes impossible for them. They |
| known as dementia or diffuse -brain- atrophy. | | | | even can't understand simple commands or follow |
| · The Causes and Symptoms of Alzheimer's | | | | directions. |
| Disease | | | | Poor and decreased judgment: The person feels |
| The actual cause of the disease is still unknown | | | | difficulty in taking decisions. As the people |
| but several factors are believed to be responsible | | | | affected are always in their own state of mind so |
| in the development of the brain disorder. The lack | | | | they may also leave the house on a cold day |
| of neurochemical factors in the nerve cells is also | | | | without any winter garment or they may even |
| one of the probable causes of this disease. | | | | go to the market wearing pajamas. |
| The genetics and aging problems are considered | | | | Misplacing and messing up with things: The person |
| to be the main causes of Alzheimer's disease. | | | | affected with A.D. usually forgets where he has |
| There are approximately nine out of ten thousand | | | | kept his daily used things, such as glasses, keys, |
| people affected with this malady and it is more | | | | etc. The person may also mess up with things, |
| often in women than in men. The disease primarily | | | | such as breaking glasses, damaging house hold |
| occurs in older people over the age of 65. | | | | goods, etc. |
| However, there is very little chance for | | | | Changes in behavior and personality: Patients have |
| developing Alzheimer's disease through inherited | | | | the tendency to swing their moods rapidly. The |
| mutated genes. | | | | patients may even feel dramatic changes in their |
| The most common symptoms of the Alzheimer's | | | | personality and can become fearful, angry, quiet, |
| are as follows: | | | | etc. |
| Impaired memory and thinking: The person feels | | | | Become passive and lose interest: People generally |
| difficulty in remembering very common things like | | | | tend to become passive and show no interest in |
| his personal information, such as his place of birth | | | | their usual activities. Extra encouragement is |
| or his occupation. | | | | required to make them become active. |
| Difficulty in performing familiar tasks: The person | | | | Problems with abstract thinking: The person with |
| with Alzheimer's disease feels to have difficulty in | | | | Alzheimer's disease loves to spend lots of time |
| performing his daily tasks i.e. eating, dressing, | | | | alone in some lonely place and shows less interest |
| showering etc. A person who prepares a meal | | | | in interacting with other members of the family. |
| may forget to serve it or even can't remember | | | | They sometimes show symptoms of abstract |
| whether he has prepared it. | | | | thinking and also even feel difficulty in recognizing |
| Problems with communication: The person | | | | numbers or understanding what to do with them. |
| gradually feels difficulty in recalling words or | | | | |