This disease affects the whole family. That is why not only the sick needs help, but also loved ones who look after him.
So far, there is no effective means against Alzheimer's disease. However, planning treatment and proper care for the patient may cause, that the disease will have a less dramatic course.
…Is it an Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease is widely associated with memory disorders. Actually, In a more advanced stage it is the main one, Although not the only one, symptom. However, the first symptoms of the disease are subtle and therefore they are easy to overlook.
• At the beginning the patient becomes distracted and more sensitive. Unfortunately, The family often explains this fatigue or nervousness because of passing time. Sometimes even a doctor is difficult to tell, whether memory disorders are a symptom of Alzheimer's disease or other disease, np. atherosclerosis. This period of illness can last 2-3 lata.
• Later, problems with formulating thoughts and naming objects appear. The patient also has difficulty performing daily activities, He is even lost in well -known places. At the same time, there are changes in his behavior – It can be apathetic or quite the opposite, aggressive and aggressive, avoids contacts with others, it can be suspicious even in relation to loved ones. Gradually, he stops taking care of his appearance and hygiene. This phase of the disease continues 2-4 lata.
• In the last stage of the disease, the patient does not perform basic activities, he does not recognize loved ones.
The name of the disease comes from the name of Alois Alzheimer -a German psychiatrist, which in 1906 year he described this disease for the first time. The disease lasts OK. 8-14 years and runs differently. It usually reveals ok. 60.-65. years of age, Although it may also occur earlier, between 40. a 50. year of life. Its effect is the gradual disappearance of nerve cells in the brain. In their place, deposits of a certain protein appear (beta-amyloidu), which prevents the flow of information between other nerve cells.