Things Which You Should Know About Alzheimer's!

Diseases related to Neurology affect nerves, brain and spinal cord. Any related problem can affect your daily activities, where you might have difficulty in speaking, moving, swallowing, remembering things, breathing and even learning. Alzheimer’s is one such chronic neurological disease which happens due to the death of brain cells, resulting in memory loss and it generally begins slowly and becomes worse as time goes by.

When Does Alzheimer’s Occur?

The Alzheimer’s Disease generally occurs to people who are above 65 years old. Though neurosurgeons are not completely aware of the exact reason why this happens among people who are in their mid 60s but the assumption is that, in most of the cases, it is believed to be genetic. Other reasons which they usually come up with, after thorough research that can lead to Alzheimer’s are previously suffered head injuries, depression and hypertension.

Age is a major factor, as brain cells slowly tend to die down and you are not able to remember events and happenings, that have taken place few days back but surprisingly you are able to recollect quite a number of events, which had occurred 5 or 10 years ago.

Symptoms Of Alzheimer’s Disease

You could easily sense that there seems to be an onset of Alzheimer’s disease among older persons, be it your father, mother, grandfather or grandfather, when there seems to be a decline in the ability to acquire knowledge about something and understanding that in a sensible manner.

We will discuss about some of the most symptoms of this disease in a detailed manner, to help you understand better and thus allow you to take necessary precautions in whatever way possible:

• There is loss of ability to gather new information and remember them, which in turn leads to asking repetitive questions, personal belongings getting misplaced, forget the fact that they have had their meal.
• You can also get a sense of the disease eating into the nervous system, when a person is not aware of how to manage his or her finances, not getting concerned about the safety measures while trying to carry out everyday activities and are not able to take decisions on their own.
• As days go by, the disease can take such shape that you might not recognize your near and dear ones. Then you need to make them go back 10-12 years down the memory lane, narrate an incident involving the particular individuals, which would slowly allow things to settle down and help them recognize his or her brother, sister or any other relative.
• Frequent mood swings, withdrawal from social circle, agitation are major symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease

Stages

The progress of Alzheimer’s disease can be broken down into three stages:

• Preclinical i.e. before any of the symptoms occur
• When mild symptoms start to show up, referred as mild cognitive impairment
• Last stage is dementia, when damage is at its peak.

Treatment

There is no cure for Alzheimer’s as the dead brain cells cannot be reversed.