Alzheimer’s Prevention Strategies Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia in person’s aged 65 and older; it is known to cause progressive problems with memory, thinking and behavior, and is the 5th leading cause of death for that age group in the United States (alz.org, 2011). It was first identified in 1906 by a German physician by the name of Dr. Alois Alzheimer after he performed an autopsy on the brain of one of his patients, where he found plaque known as amyloid protein, and tangled nerve fibers known as tau that were thought to be the culprit (ahaf.org, 2012). And since that time, there have been many studies performed to understand, detect and prevent its causes. Current statistics show that there are approximately
Auguste D. | Dr. Alois Alzheimer | About Dr. Alzheimer At a scientific meeting in November 1906, German physician Alois Alzheimer presented the case of “Frau Auguste D.,” a 51-year-old woman brought to see him in 1901 by her family. Auguste had developed problems with memory, unfounded suspicions that her husband was unfaithful, and difficulty speaking and understanding what was said to her. Her symptoms rapidly grew worse, and within a few years she was bedridden. She died in Spring 1906. Dr. Alzheimer had never before seen anyone like Auguste D., and he gained the family’s permission to perform an autopsy.
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A caregiver’s daily life is slowly affected when the mind of an AD patient slowly diminishes before his or her very eyes. AD usually affects people elderly as early as 50 (average age of first appearance of the disease is 60). AD was found and named after a German doctor, Alois Alzheimer. Dr. Alzheimer first described the disease after a 50-year-old lady (Frau Auguste D.) brain was examined after her death in 1906. Dr. Alzheimer discovered Frau Auguste D. brain was shrunken and contained protein clumps (tangle fibers and plaques) inside the nerve cells according to (Alzheimer's Disease : 100 Years Timeline, 1906-2006, 2007) .
" Alzheimer's Disease: A Grand-daughter's Voice" When I decided to write this essay, I had to do a little research. I discovered a few things that I did not know. There are about 5.4 million people living with Alzheimer's. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the US and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the US that cannot be prevented or cured. When we hear about Alzheimer’s disease, we usually think of older people, though middle aged people can have an early onset type of this disease.
Student: Denisa Veselka Professor: Frank Tebbe English 101 066 05/07/2013 Final Draft Alzheimer’s Disease Around 35 million people in the world have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). About 5.5 million Americans suffer from this disease. There is no cure and it is not easily managed. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. The term is used for a variety of diseases and conditions when nerve cells (called neurons) in the brain die or function abnormally.
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE RESEARCH PAPER Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating brain disease that gradually ruins the patient’s memory, thinking skills and ultimately the ability to perform the simplest tasks of the daily life. It was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German physician . In 1906, he observed the variations in a dead women’s brain tissues, who died due to a dementia(Alzheimer’s disease). Dementia is a brain disorder that severely affects the
(2010, February 25). A Profile of Older Americans: 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2011, from Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.gov/aoaroot/aging_statistics/Profile/2010/3.aspx Bustacchini, S. A. (2009, December 2). Drugs & Aging.
Charlotte Small Mr. Zemp English 101-616 February 20th 2013 Alzheimer’s: The Deadly Disease What is Alzheimer’s? It is the state of serve mental deterioration marked by impaired memory and intellect, as well as by altered personality and behavior. It is a common cause of dementia in the older generation and affects both men and women. The change in the brain of patients with Alzheimer’s disease includes the presence of plaque in the brain (web md.2009). In 1906 Dr. Alois Alzheimer a German physicians, presented a case history before a medical meeting of a 51 year old woman who suffered from a rare brain disorder.
Alzheimer's Disease 1 ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Name: Course: Tutor’s Name: (16 September 2011) Alzheimer's Disease 2 Introduction Alzheimer's disease was named after German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer who described it in 1906. It is a progressive, incurable, degenerative, and terminal neurologic disease of the brain leading to the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of intellectual abilities, including memory and reasoning. These changes become severe enough to impede social or occupational functioning. The disease is also known as simply Alzheimer's, and Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT). Causes Plaques and tangles in the brain have been indicated using extensive autopsy studies.