Alzheimer
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease. It is characterized by progressive loss of memory as nerve cells (neurons) die and other areas of brain atrophy.
The discovery of the disease was the work of psychiatrists Emil Kraepelin and Alois Alzheimer in 1906.
For every thousand people a year usually appear 10 to 15 new cases of dementia overall and between 5 and 8 cases of Alzheimer’s disease.
The risk of disease is higher in women and particularly among the population over 85 years, old age is the main risk to suffer the disease.
The causes of the disease, but not fully discovered, it is known that acetylcholine deficiency, accumulation of amyloid and metabolic disorders are the main causes.
This disease is characterized by loss of neurons and synapses in the cerebral cortex and subcortical elsewhere. This loss otrofia determined in the affected regions, degenerating temporal lobe and atrophy of the affected regions, degenerating temporal and parietal lobes and parts of the frontal cortex and cingulate gyrus. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Alzheimer Patient Caregiver
It is often said that Alzheimer’s disease is a disease of the whole family, because the continued anguish of witnessing how a loved one slowly deteriorate affects everyone equally. Therefore, comprehensive treatment should meet the needs of the entire family. This includes emotional support, counseling and educational programs on Alzheimer’s disease for patients and their families, who strive to provide a safe and comfortable at home.
Thanks to the information available, caregivers can learn to control undesirable behaviors, improve communication and ensure patient safety, EA. Research shows that caregivers benefit in the training and support groups, and that participation in these groups allows them more time caring for their loved ones at home. The information presented at the end of this booklet will help you find training classes and support groups.
The role of caregiver is changing over time, as they are changing patient needs EA. The following tips can help caregivers prepare for the future.
Intermediate Stage of Alzehimer
Problematic behaviors arise or anger, suspicion, overreactions, paranoia (eg family believe that stolen money or that the spouse has an affair). Wandering or vagrancy or repetition of the same questions and phrases or sunset syndrome (ie, agitation or anxiety, when evening falls) or Fear of bathing, or hallucinations, Trouble eating, incontinence, or Accumulation and concealment of their belongings, or Sexual Misconduct, or violent behavior
- Before you need help choosing clothes and remember to change his clothes, and now needs help with dressing
- Before that he needed to urge the grooming; now needs help with bathing, taking medication, brushing teeth and do his business, and so on.
- Increasing difficulty for verbal expression and comprehension
- Spatial problems (eg difficulties in placing dishes and silverware on the table)
- Loss of ability to read, write and keep accounts
- Loss of coordination
- You need care or supervision 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- You may sometimes not recognize family and friends
What Happens in the Brains of an Alzheimer’s Patient?
The brains of people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease differ from those of healthy elderly. In these brains are faced with plaques and tangles.
Plaques are deposits of a protein between brain cells. The protein called amyloid. For elderly and particularly in the elderly with Alzheimer’s disease does the degradation of this protein is not good. This causes a kind eiwitbergjes between the brain cells that are likely to transfer messages between the brain cells hamper.
Eventually the nerve cells are also affected. This has been evident in the presence of tangles. A tangle (knot), is a tangle of wire-like proteins in a nerve cell, which the functioning of the nerve cell impossible.
The damage to brain cells is probably because the body reacts with an inflammatory reaction in the presence of plaques. The immune system tries to defuse plaques with toxic substances. That will unfortunately not, but it affects the nerve cells, eventually to. First not function properly. And eventually they die off altogether.
Other Impacts Alzhiemer
Alzheimer Also created visual spatial disorders which patients get lost and can no longer cover the table. In a later stage creates an Apraxia which a patient all familiar operations such as dressing and undressing and self-sufficiency can not perform. Gradually pull the patient’s back: he is complacent, lose interest in his surroundings, his initiative, and he pays less attention to self. A large percentage of patients may experience mood changes such as depression. Acute deterioration may occur with infection, drug poisoning, hospitalization and major changes such as a sudden move. Known infection with the delirium and hospital admissions. The slow progressive course leading to the degradation of all functions, ultimately leading to a complete dependence on daily care. The average disease duration is eight years.
The development of the disease may be enhanced by isolation. The psychological functions which are used less than the deterioration can go. Spiritual remain in motion stimulates the brain cells that the disease may occur less rapidly
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Further Research on the Impact Alzhiemer
There appears to exist a genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s. The estimated heritability is 76%. The ApoE4 allele in humans would raise the risk of disease, particularly for the early onset version. People who have the ApoE3 and ApoE4 have a 3-fold increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and people who have two ApoE4 alleles have a 14 times increased risk of disease. However 50% of people with Alzheimer’s do not get many Alzheimer patients. Recently, new risk genes for Alzheimer’s researchers found in a study of a very large population. These genes encode proteins involved in cholesterol metabolism and inflammation mechanisms in the brains. The role of aluminum and mercury (in amalgam fillings) as a cause of Alzheimer is still unknown. The amount of research is limited and partly to speak to each other. Other co-factors that might, Involved are: other metals like copper, inflammatory reactions in the brains, a lack of vitamins, oxidative stress and metabolic disturbances
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Alzhimer is the Kind of Disease That Causes Mental Damage
The disease is characterized by a progressive decline in mental functions. The disease is caused by certain proteins (Amyloid precursor protein : APP) degrade abnormal. This causes abnormal degradation (beta amyloid) which aggregates form. Probably this form of amyloid damaging nerves which then die. In a post mortem examination is greatly reduced cortex (atrophy) found in cells located outside the amyloid deposits (senile plaques), the cell located in amyloid deposits (neuro fibrillary tangles) and deposits around blood vessels. These deposits are not evenly distributed over the cortex. In particular parts of the cortex in which memory functions are localized, are done in the beginning. The disease begins with memory disorders. In the beginning is particularly disturbed imprinting, this new information is not saved. Patient asks, for example several times a day and forget the same arrangements. Information is stored in the past as memories of the past is still available. As the disease progresses, problems arise even in the long term memory. Furthermore arise early in the disease find language disorders such as word problems, disturbances in language comprehension and word production decreased.
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Tips to avoid Alzheimer
Try to follow this tips :
Consume vitamins E and C
Some vitamins are recommended for preventing Alzheimer’s disease. This applies, for example, vitamins E and C! According to two studies published in 2002 in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), their antioxidant properties would promote the prevention of this disease. The recommended intake of vitamin E is 12 mg per day and for vitamin C of 110 mg per day.
- Foods rich in vitamin E are vegetable oils, cereals, nuts (walnuts, almonds, etc..), Sweet potatoes, mangoes.
- Foods rich in vitamin C are blackcurrant, pepper, lemon, cauliflower, melon, orange.
Vitamin B
A recent Swedish study, vitamins B12 and B9 (folate) would prevent Alzheimer’s disease. For proof, among 370 people aged over 75 years and followed for three years by researchers, 78 have developed a form of senile dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. However, these 78 participants, 46 had a deficiency in vitamin B12 or B9. The explanation? The deficit in these two vitamins enhance neuronal death, a phenomenon strongly implicated in Alzheimer’s disease.
- Foods rich in vitamins B12 and B9 are: bananas, vegetables, broccoli and legumes (beans, peas, chickpeas).
Eat fish
According to a U.S. study, a diet rich in omega-3 would reduce by 47% the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. There is also a good way to prevent cardiovascular disease. The omega-3 are particularly present in salmon, sardines, mackerel and tuna. Fish oil, less rich, is also a good source of omega-3.
For best results, it is advisable to consume at least two servings of fish per week.
According to a U.S. study, a diet rich in omega-3 would reduce by 47% the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. There is also a good way to prevent cardiovascular disease. The omega-3 are particularly present in salmon, sardines, mackerel and tuna. Fish oil, less rich, is also a good source of omega-3.
For best results, it is advisable to consume at least two servings of fish per week.
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