Alzheimer's disease is a progressive form of dementia. Dementia is a broader term for a condition caused by a brain injuries that negatively affects memory, thinking, and behavior. These changes interfere with daily life. According to the Alzheimer's Association, most people with the disease get a diagnosis after the age of 65.
Symptoms of Alzheimer's
The most common early symptom of Alzheimer's is difficulty remembering newly learned information. Because Alzheimer's changes usually start in the part of the brain that affects learning, it causes symptoms to get worse advances through the brain leading to increasingly severe symptoms, including disorientation, mood and behavior changes, deepening confusion about events, time and place, unfounded suspicions about family, friends more serious memory loss and behavior changes, and difficulty in speaking swallowing and walking.
People with memory loss or other signs of Alzheimer's may find it difficult to recognize that they have a problem. The signs of dementia may be more obvious to family members or friends.
Alzheimer’s Disease Causes and Risk Factors
Experts haven’t determined a single cause of Alzheimer’s disease but they have identified certain risk factors, including:
Most people who develop Alzheimer’s disease are 65 years of age or older.
Family history. If you have an immediate family member who has developed the condition, you’re more likely to get it.
Certain genes have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease.
Having one or more of these risk factors doesn’t mean that you’ll develop Alzheimer’s disease. It simply raises your risk level.
Prevention
Alzheimer's disease is not a preventable condition. However, a number of lifestyle risk factors for Alzheimer's can be modified. Healthy lifestyle choices include exercising regularly, eating a diet of fresh produce, healthy oils and foods low in saturated fat, following treatment guidelines to manage high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol. Others research shows that preserved thinking skills later in life and a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease are associated with participating in social events, reading, dancing, playing, creating art, playing an instrument, and other activities that require mental and social engagement.
If your family has symptoms of Alzheimer's immediately see a doctor. With proper prevention and early identification of Alzheimer, we can postpone further progressivity of the disease in elderly people, especially those who are in our family
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