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Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative condition that involves the deterioration of nerve cells in the brain, resulting in memory loss and disorientation. The disease is thought to be responsible for 75 percent of dementia in those 65 years and older. The disease pro-gresses over several years. Unfortunately, the intellectual and personal decline that typically results from Alzheimer's cannot be curtailed as of yet. The disease affects over 4 mil-lion Americans and is responsible for 20 percent of patients in nursing homes or chronic care facilities. The disease rarely manifests itself before age 60. Up to 30 percent of people over 85 suffer from Alzheimer's.
Symptoms
There are three general stages to the disease. Initial symptoms include increasing forgetfulness, which may be addressed by the almost obsessive writing of lists.As the disease progresses, forgetfulness becomes severe memory loss, particularly when dealing with short term events although long-term memory may not be affected. Disorientation may also occur and it is not uncommon for a victim of the disease to lose his way home. Mathematical calculations may also become difficult, indicating a decrease in intellectual ability in addition to becoming unable to find the right words (dysphasia). Anxiety, mood swings and apprehension may become evident and personality changes can also become apparent.
During the final stage of Alzheimer's, severe disorientation and confusion are the rule as are hallucinations and paranoid delusions.
Symptoms of this disease typically intensify at night. In addition, involuntary actions, incontinence of urine and feces, belligerence and violent behavior are not uncommon, although some victims become more docile and withdrawn.
Tendency by Alzheimer's victims to wander and neglect their appearance and hygiene often necessitates confinement to a bed. Once exiled, life expectancy dramatically decreases.
It has been found that many older individuals suffer from malnutrition, which can cause a number of psycholog-ical symptoms ranging from depression to a dementia that can be mistaken for Alzheimer's disease. Consequently, it is vital that diet be assessed and that vitamin and mineral sup-plements be added to determine if nutritional depletion is the cause. The B vitamins are particularly important. In addition, certain drugs can cause memory deficits or altered psychological behavior.
Make sure the cause of what appear to be age-related symptoms are not drug-induced.
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