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