Alzheimer’s DiseaseBy:IThomas and ACollins

What is Alzheimer’s Disease?

Alzheimer’s disease is the loss of memory in the brain.

Symptoms

Forgetfulness Mild Confusion Impacts your speech Write coherently Judgment Problem Solving

How is it Diagnosed?

Can be diagnosed after death when an autopsy of the brain in performed.

The patient being diagnosed will get asked several questions by the doctor

Will get: laboratory, urine, blood test, and spinal fluid samples

Causes

Scientist believe it is unlikely to identify the single cause of this disease.

It is a combination of inter-relater factors including genetic factors that are passes along family lines.

Lifestyle Factors

Prevention

Vitamin E Antioxidant Donepezil

Treatment Options?

There are currently no treatments for Alzheimer's disease, but there are medications to help control the symptoms.

Statistics

14 million Americans will have AD by the middle of the next century, unless a cure or prevention is found.

Approximately 4 million Americans have AD Alzheimer's disease is the third most expensive disease

in the US after heart disease and cancer One in ten persons over 65 and nearly half of those 85

have AD

Citations Scarmeas N, et al. Physical activity, diet, and risk of

Alzheimer disease. JAMA. 2009;302:627 What is Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's Association.

http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp. Accessed Nov. 4, 2010.

Prevention. Alzheimer's Association. http://www.alz.org/research/science/alzheimers_prevention_and_risk.asp. Accessed Oct. 31, 2010.