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What is Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the biological process that begins with the appearance of a buildup of proteins in the form of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. This causes brain cells to die over time and the brain to shrink.
It slowly damages your memory, thinking, learning and organizing skills . It’s the most common cause of dementia, symptoms usually appears in older people. There’s no cure but medications may manage symptoms and slow its progress
There’s no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. In advanced stage , loss of brain function can cause dehydration poor nutrition or infection. The complications can cause death.
But medicines may be improve symptoms or slow in thinking. Programs and services can help people with the disease
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s changes typically begin in the part of the brain that affects learning. As the Alzheimer’s advances through the brain. It leads to increasingly severe symptoms including disorientation, mood and behavior changes.
Memory loss
Memory loss is the most common Alzheimer’s symptoms. It can affect your ability to recall recent events or things happend a long time ago
Memory issues are different and more serious than occasionally forgetting where you left your phone or wondering if you locked the room when stepping outside
People with Alzheimer’s diesease Repeat statements and questions over and over , Forget conversations, appointments or events.
They Misplace items, often putting them in places that don’t make sense or Get lost in places they used to know well.
Behavior and personality
You will notice mood changes in a person with Alzheimer’s diesease. . They act suspicious even around people they have known for years.
They experience mood swings or feel increased agitation or hallucinations. Brain changes that occur in Alzheimer’s disease can affect moods and behaviors. Symptoms may include:
- Loss of interest in activities.
- Social withdrawal.
- Mood swings.
- Not trusting others.
- Depression
Number of other symptoms may also develop as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, such as:
- difficulty eating and swallowing
- difficulty changing position or moving around without assistance
- weight loss and sometimes severe
- unintentional passing of urine (urinary incontinence) or stools (bowel incontinence)
- gradual loss of speech
- significant problems with short and long-term memory
