Essay On Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s is the most common type of dementia. This is a disease that destroys the memory in the brain and other important mental functions. There is no known cure for this disease, but treatment can help you slow down the memory loss. Treatment consist of doing puzzles, memory games and talking about things that have happened to you in the past. Alzheimer’s can affect people from the ages 19 and up. Alzheimer’s has many symptoms and can be very scary in certain situations. These symptoms can happen anywhere like at the store, driving or even going down the road. Some symptoms of Alzheimer’s are forgetting conversations, appointment and not remember them later, routinely misplacing possessions and getting lost in familiar places. Those are all memory symptoms but there are other symptoms such as changes in personality and behavior, Thinking and reasoning, and also lack of judgement. There is not a single test that will show if a person has Alzheimer’s, instead you have to go through a series of test and be examined by a medical professional. You will not be able to diagnose yourself because of some of the test they have to have done. “Diagnosing

There are risk and things doctors believe cause dementia. Age, sex, lifestyle, head trauma and so much more can give you a risk factor that might make you get Alzheimer’s. “Increasing age is the greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is not a part of normal aging, but your risk increases greatly after you reach age 65. The rate of dementia doubles every decade after age 60.” (Alzheimer’s disease) If you are a woman you have a higher chance of getting Alzheimer’s because we seem to live longer. You can also have a higher risk of getting Alzheimer’s if you have Down syndrome because that is affecting your brain cells also and you have a great chance to if someone in your immediate family has