Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Disease is the #1 type of dementia in the elderly -- about 60-80% of cases. About 4 million Americans. Occurs between ages 40-90, is progressive, and causes memory loss, global cognitive dysfunction, personality changes, and loss of independence due to poor executive functioning. It comes on slowly, usually starting with short-term memory loss.
It is hard on the 3 million family members/friends taking care of those with Alzheimer's Disease, costing about $47,000 a year, including the personality changes that can range from having no personality to being hostile.
We don't know what causes Alzheimer's Disease and we don't have a cure, though medicines help delay the progressive symptoms. Only on autopsy are the classic brain findings seen: amyloid-beta protein deposits and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles. These 2 findings are thought to be results on an underlying pathologic process that destroys the brain cells.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Alzeheimer's
• disease
• dementia

[MrWonnabee]

Thumbs up - My Grandmother have Alzheimer's. She is getting harder and harder to tell and speak with us. 2 weeks ago, she could do anything. but now, she have 2 helpers on a day. Helping her with food, clothes.Please people! Love you familly when you still got it! Even if you hate them, they are still your familly. Care them, love them.And please, say " I love you " to them. Couse maybe, it's the last chance you'll ever get.....and.. she have a car, wich she thinks, she can drive, but, she can't

[Leon2101]

Is it just me or is this guy too hyper! He seems happy while talking about one of the worst diseases of all time.

Apart from that.. thanks for the info.