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