| One of the most common causes for dementia is | | | | cooking become increasingly difficult as the disease |
| Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is the loss of | | | | progresses. - Personality changes: Mood swings may |
| intellectual and social abilities severe enough to | | | | occur. People with Alzheimer's disease may begin to |
| interfere with daily functioning. The dementia is | | | | distrust others, become anxious or aggressive, show |
| caused when healthy brain tissue degenerates. | | | | stubbornness and withdraw socially. It is not a normal |
| Memory and mental abilities steadily decline. | | | | part of aging to forget the names of familiar people |
| Alzheimer's disease usually develops in people 65 or | | | | and objects, and may be a sign of Alzheimer's |
| older. There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease; | | | | disease. It is normal to forget the names of people |
| however, researches are making progress. There are | | | | whom you rarely see, but to forget the names of |
| treatments available to improve the quality of life for | | | | familiar people you see everyday is not normal. |
| some people with Alzheimer's disease. Signs and | | | | Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative |
| symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include: - Increasing | | | | brain disease that causes more than simple |
| and persistent forgetfulness: In the beginning of | | | | forgetfulness every now and then. Eventually, |
| Alzheimer's disease a person may experience periods | | | | Alzheimer's disease leads to irreversible mental |
| of forgetfulness, especially of recent events or | | | | impairment that destroys a person's ability to |
| simple directions. This forgetfulness persists and | | | | remember, reason, learn and imagine. The disease |
| worsens. People with Alzheimer's disease routinely | | | | progresses differently from person to person. Once |
| misplace things, often putting them in strange or | | | | diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, eight years is the |
| "illogical" places. They frequently forget names, and | | | | average length of time unto death. Some people, |
| may even eventually forget the names of family | | | | however, live more than a decade with the disease. |
| members and everyday objects. - Difficulties with | | | | Survival begins to decline three years after diagnosis. |
| abstract thinking: People who suffer with Alzheimer's | | | | Source: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and |
| disease may initially have trouble balancing their | | | | Research Disclaimer: *This article is not meant to |
| checkbook and may progress to trouble recognizing | | | | diagnose, treat or cure any kind of a health problem. |
| numbers. - Loss of judgment: Common everyday | | | | These statements have not been evaluated by the |
| problem solving such as knowing what to do if food | | | | Food and Drug Administration. Always consult with |
| on the stove is burning becomes increasingly difficult, | | | | your health care provider about any kind of a health |
| eventually impossible. There is greater difficulty in | | | | problem and especially before beginning any kind of |
| doing things that require planning, decision making and | | | | an exercise routine. This article is FREE to publish with |
| judgment. - Difficulty performing familiar tasks: | | | | the resource box. Article written 3-2007. |
| Routine tasks that require sequential steps such as | | | | |