Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, as it damages mental and social skills, impairing daily functioning in normal life. Alzheimer's disease is a degeneration of healthy brain cells that leads to a continuous decline in memory and in mental and intellectual abilities.
Alzheimer's disease is not a normal stage of aging, but the risk of developing it increases with age, as about 5% of people aged 65-74 suffer from Alzheimer's disease, while the proportion of people with Alzheimer's disease among people aged 85 years and over reaches About 50%.
Although Alzheimer's is an incurable disease, there are treatments that may improve the quality of life for those who suffer from it. Alzheimer's patients and the people who care for them need the support of family and friends in order to succeed in fighting Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's disease symptoms:
Alzheimer's disease may destroy the patient's ability to remember, as in the first stage of Alzheimer's it appears slight memory loss, confusion and disorientation, which eventually leads to permanent and irreparable damage to the patient's mental abilities, as well as his ability to remember, logical thinking and learning. And the imagination.
Everyone finds it difficult to remember some things, as it is normal to forget where you put your car keys, or the names of people you rarely meet.
* They repeat the same sentences and words.
* They forget conversations or appointments.
* They put things in the wrong place, and in places that do not make sense at all.
They forget the names of their family members, and the names of things they use every day.
* Problems with thinking.
* Alzheimer's patients may not be able to maintain their financial balance in the early stages of the disease, a problem that may develop into difficulty in knowing and identifying numbers and dealing with them.
Difficulty finding the right or appropriate word.
* Poor ability to read and write.
* Problems with the ability to locate.
Loss of sense of time, so that Alzheimer's patients may get lost in familiar territory.
* Loss of judgment and position.
Difficulties in solving daily problems, such as: knowing how to act in the event of food burning in the oven, with time it becomes more difficult and eventually becomes impossible.
The extreme difficulty in carrying out tasks and work that require planning, making decisions, and the ability to judge and take a position.
Difficulty in carrying out usual and known tasks and actions.
Routine tasks that involve a few stages or steps, such as cooking, are very difficult to do, and people with advanced Alzheimer's disease eventually forget how to do the most basic things.
Alzheimer's patients display personality changes, such as:
* Mood swings.
* Lack of trust in others.
* Increased stubbornness.
*Social introversion.
*Depression.
*the fear.
* Aggressiveness.
Alzheimer's disease diagnosis:
Doctors can accurately diagnose 90% of Alzheimer's disease cases. To distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other causes of memory loss, doctors usually rely on the following tests:
*Laboratory tests.
* Neuropsychology tests.
*Brain scans.
By looking at brain scan images, doctors can notice and identify abnormal or abnormal results, such as: blood clots, bleeding, or tumors, which may be signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and positron emission tomography can be used to detect areas of the brain that are less active, and from images Which may be done as follows:
* Magnetic resonance imaging.
* Computed tomography scan.
*Positron emission tomography.
Alzheimer's disease treatment:
Neurologists sometimes prescribe medications to reduce the symptoms that often accompany Alzheimer's disease, including:
* Inability to sleep.
* Getting lost.
* Anxiety.
*Insomnia.
*Depression.
There are some medications that have been shown to be effective in slowing the mental decline caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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