About Alzheimer’s Disease
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a condition in which nerve cells in the brain drop out, causing a gradual decline in memory and cognitive function.
Understanding AD Risk Factors
Who is at Risk?
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia, affecting nearly 5.8 million people in the United States over the age of 65.
One in six women, and one in Ten men who live to be at least fifty-five will develop AD in their remaining lifetimes.
Higher risk for women as they tend to live longer than men.
One in eight Americans age sixty-five or older and nearly half of those over eighty-five had Alzheimer’s in 2008,the year, AD surpassed diabetes as the sixth leading cause of death in the United states, according to the Centre for disease Control and prevention (CDC).
Major AD Risk Factors
Age, Cognitive Health, Environment, Lifestyles, People with Downs Syndrome (1 in 4) Head Injury, Diabetes, Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Metabolic syndrome, Homocysteine and other factors.
Psychological Risks: Depression and Stress.
Isolation and Loneliness:
Environmental Risks: Your racial background ,how long you went to school and the work you do all influence your risks.
Education: People with fewer years of education appear to be at greater risk for AD.
Class, Race and Ethnicity: Low education levels are closely linked with poverty, poor diet and malnutrition.
Alert
Thanks to medical advancement, death rates from 2000-2005 declined for most major diseases, including heart disease(-8-6%) breast cancer (8%),prostrate cancer(-4.9%),Stroke(14.4%). According to CDC- Alzheimer’s Disease death rates increased 45% during the same period.
Alzheimer’s disease Symptoms
memory loss
Signs of Alzheimer’s disease can differ from person to person, though the most frequent is memory loss.
Changes in behavior
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease associated with changes in behavior and personality might include depression and apathy.
Abstract Thinking Problems
Problems with abstract thinking, particularly calculation. Trouble balancing checkbook and dealing with numbers.
Decision Making Difficulties
Difficulty doing things that require planning and making decisions.
Repeating questions
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease that involve memory loss include getting lost easily and repeating questions over and over.
Impaired judgment
Impaired judgment and difficulty thinking and reasoning are other symptoms of the disease.
Disorientation about time
Disorientation about time, dates and familiar surroundings. Inability to remember appointments or whether and when to take medications.
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