What is Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer’s is a neurological disorder in which the brain cells start dying, thus causing memory loss and cognitive decline. It is a neurodegenerative type of dementia that starts with milder symptoms and gets progressively worst. Let us see the symptoms first.
Alzheimer’s Symptoms- Impaired memory and thinking – The person faces problems remembering things or learning new information. In further stages the person suffers from long term memory loss.
- Misplacing things – The person may forget things kept at a place. For example a person might not remember where he has kept his bike keys or may keep the keys in kitchen trolleys.
- Changes in behavior – The person becomes irritable, restless and aggressive frequently.
- Language & Communication – Person might not be able to recollect words or may not understand the meanings of simple words used daily.
- Inability to follow directions – The person suffering from memory loss may not understand simple directions.
- Impaired visual and spatial skills
- Abnormal sleeping – The person may sleep in the daytime and be awake at midnight
There is still no cure for the disease Alzeihmers. However it can be treated efficiently. The various treatments are
- Hormone Replacement Therapy – Research says that postmenopausal women who are taking hormone replacement therapy are at a lower risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The female hormone estrogen helps nerve cells, make connections that interfere with the production of a protein called beta amyloid. It is a main ingredient in plaque that leads to Alzheimer’s.
- Sensory Therapy – Therapies such as music therapy and art therapy improve the patient’s mood, behavior and day to day activities.
- Alternative Therapy – Some people have tried to use therapies that include coral calcium, Q10, Huperzine A, and omega-3 fatty acids to prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease.
- Medicines - Symptoms such as memory loss, sleep problems, mood problems are managed by several medicines. The FDA approved cholinesterase inhibitors manage the cognitive symptoms by preventing the breakdown of a chemical messenger called acetylcholine in the brain which is important of learning and better memory.
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