Alzheimer's is a brain disorder which involves mental function deterioration. It is resulted from brain tissue shrinking. Alzheimer's disease is also named as diffuse brain atrophy or dementia.
Alzheimer's disease has many symptoms such as
1) Decreased and poor judgment
The patient feels difficulties to take a decision. They are in their own mind state, so they may leave home without winter garment on a cold day. They may also go to the market wearing nothing.
2) Confusion and disorientation
Alzheimer's patients get lost in their own places. They can't recognize their familiar situations and places. They also can't follow directions or understand commands.
3) Communication problems
Patient with alzheimer's feel difficulty in understanding the words' meaning or recalling words.
4) Difficulty in doing familiar tasks
Patients feel to have many difficulties in doing their daily tasks such as showering, dressing, eating, etc.
5) Impaired thinking and memory
Alzheimer's patients can't remember common things i.e their occupation, their birth place and their personal information.
6) Changes in personality and behavior
Alzheimer's patient swing his mood rapidly. He may become quiet, angry, fearful, etc. and feel dramatic changes in his personality.
7) Messing up and misplacing things.
Patients usually forget where they have kept their daily things i.e keys, glasses, etc.
Alzheimer's disease factors are still unknown but there are many causes are believed to be develop alzheimer's. The causes of alzheimer's disease are the following:
1) Aging and genetics
They are the main causes of alzheimer's. There are 9 out of 10 thousand people affected with alzheimer's. It is occurring in people over the 65 age.
2) Gender
Alzheimer's disease affects women more than men
3) Neurochemical factors
Lacking of neurochemical factors in cells of the nerve can cause alzheimer's
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