| Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative disease that is | | | | Eventually, due to the significant memory loss the |
| typified by progressive weakening of cognitive skills, | | | | patient tries to shields himself or herself from |
| affecting all aspects of day to day activities. A | | | | anything that they find unfamiliar, as a result the |
| person suffering from Alzheimer's is likely to undergo | | | | person can become highly confused and get lost |
| severe behavioral changes | | | | easily and frequently.In the next stage, the victim of |
| . | | | | Alzheimer's starts seeking assistance to carry out |
| Emil Kraepelin was the first person to identify the | | | | those tasks that require heavy lifting. Their speech |
| symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Alois Alzheimer, | | | | starts getting affected and quite frequently they |
| who was a German psychiatrist, studied typical | | | | stop abruptly after saying half a sentence. |
| neuropathology for the first time in the year | | | | Depression, irritation and restlessness are some of |
| 1906.The distinct and the most striking symptom of | | | | the common traits during this stage of illness.Slowly, |
| Alzheimer's disease is amnesia. In the early stages, a | | | | the individual becomes disabled. They may remember |
| victim of Alzheimer's is quite often found to be in a | | | | past incidents but can't recall the very recent ones. In |
| confused state, and facing problems with short-term | | | | the advanced stage it becomes difficult for the |
| memory. There are usually problems with paying | | | | patient to distinguish between day and night or even |
| attention and in terms of spatial orientation.The | | | | recognize the faces of very near and dear ones.In |
| personality of the person affected usually undergoes | | | | the last stage of the disease, patients merely exist. |
| a massive change coupled with frequent mood | | | | They experience total loss of memory and they are |
| swings and the language of the patient may be | | | | unable to eat properly and cannot control themselves |
| affected. However, it should be noted that | | | | to any great extent. Constant care is needed for a |
| Alzheimer's disease does not affect everyone in the | | | | patient at this stage. The individual also becomes |
| same way,and this can make the disease quite | | | | prone to other diseases such as pneumonia, |
| difficult to diagnose.In the early stages of the illness, | | | | infections, etc. Ultimately they become confined to |
| patients tend to lose energy and their alertness of | | | | bed and this fatal stage leads to death.Alzheimer's |
| mind decreases but this change is hardly noticeable. | | | | disease is not curable but there are treatments |
| Also, there is loss of memory and the person may | | | | available that can slow its progress and there is |
| become moody. Overall, the affected person | | | | promising research that may lead to a cure. |
| becomes slow in responding to everyday stimuli. | | | | |