Depending what part of brain this occurs in it will affect the way an individual thinks, remembers, walks and communicates. There is a range of causes of dementia here are son of them: • Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It is caused by nerves cells dying in certain parts of the brain and the connection between affected nerve cells deteriorates. As dementia progresses it spreads and affects other parts of the brain. The cause of brain cells dying and deterioration of the connectors is not fully known yet.
Alzheimer's disease, a type of Dementia, is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks the brain's nerve cells, or neurons’, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioral changes. Alzheimer’s disease is ultimately fatal. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 80,000 people were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in South Carolina in 2010. Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report, states that 1,492 people died in South Carolina due to Alzheimer’s in 2008 (2012). Checking for early detection can never hurt anyone.
Lesley Chubick PS124 Introduction to Psychology Alzheimer’s, Disorder of the Brain Unit 7 Assignment The mental disorder I chose for this assignment is on Alzheimers. Alzheimers is a form of dementia that is a disease that attacks the brain’s intellectual functions such as memory, orientation and calculation. This degenerative brain disease attacks one in ten men and women over 60. The question many of us have is what is Alzheimers, what is its effect on the brain and is there a cure? Being a degenerative disease Alzheimers attacks the brain through exponentially greater cell death and tissue loss which results in decreased brain size and brain activity.
Nina 1 Dementia describes a group of symptoms that are caused by changes in brain function. Dementia symptoms may include asking the same questions repeatedly; becoming lost in familiar places; being unable to follow directions; getting disoriented about time, people, and places; and neglecting personal safety, hygiene, and nutrition. People with dementia lose their abilities at different rates. They are several neurologic disease for which dementia is the major symptom. They are called neurodegenerative disorder simply because they degenerate the nervous system .Alzheimer disease is by far the most common neurodegenerative disorder.The cause of AD are still very unclear.
Dementia can be caused by a number of different medical conditions, and in some cases can be treated. “Alzheimer’s disease is called a family disease, because the chronic tress of watching a loved one slowly decline effects everyone” (Family Caregiver Alliance, 2010). It is the fifth leading cause of death for people sixty-five years of age and older. “Dr. Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist is credited with identifying the first published case of “presenile dementia” in 1907, a condition that is now called Alzheimer’s
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning- thinking, remembering, and reasoning- to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities (AD fact sheet, 2010). AD is a progressive disease of the brain, which is characterized by a gradual loss of memory and other mental functions (Medina xi, pg. 2). As we age our risk of becoming victim to this degenerative disease becomes greater. One out of two Americans
Alzheimer’s Disease Amanda Perdue History In 1901, Frau Auguste D, a 51 year-old patient was referred to German physician Alois Alzheimer. She presented with memory problems, unfounded suspicions of her husbands' infidelity, receptive aphasia, and expressive aphasia. Eventually her symptoms progressed and she succumbed to her illness. Alzheimer gained permission to perform an autopsy and found extensive shrinkage in the brain especially in the cortex which is the outer layer of the brain involved with memory and speech. He also discovered fatty deposits in small blood vessels, and abnormal deposits in and around dead or dying brain cells.
Dementia is a psychological construct defined as serious mental impairment in old age caused by physical deterioration of the brain. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease causes brain cells to degenerate and die which causes a steady decline in memory loss and mental function. Alzheimer’s is classified as the DSM-IV-TR code 294.10 without behavioral disturbance, 294.11 with behavioral disturbance and 331.0 on Axis III. According to the Alzheimer’s Association research, an estimated 5.4 million people are living with Alzheimer’s disease and it is the sixth leading cause of death in the country and the only cause of death in the top ten that cannot be prevented, cured or slowed down.
Nutrition Alzheimer's Disease What is Alzheimer's disease? It is a state of severe 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 person and affects men and women in equal numbers. The change in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease includes the presence of plaque in the brain. These changes were first discovered in 1907 by the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer.
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