Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia and was first described by Alios Alzheimer, a German neurologist, in 1906.
Alzheimer's disease is an incurable neurological disease in which changes in the nerve cells of the brain result in the death of a large number of cells. This destruction of brain cells eventually leads to serious mental deterioration, dementia, and death.
Some of the symptoms
Early Stage
- Loss of recent memory
- Difficulties with language
- Disorientation in time
- Become lost in familiar places
- Signs of depression and aggression
- Loss of interest in hobbies and activities
Middle Stage
- Become very forgetful
- Increased difficulty in coping with the day-to-day activities
- Become extremely dependant
- Need assistance with personal hygiene
- Wander and sometime get lost
- Unprovoked aggression
Late Stage
- Totally dependant and inactive
- Do not recognize relatives, friends and familiar objects
- Unable to find out his or her way around in the home
- Suffer bladder and bowel incontinence
- Confined to bed
Alzheimer's Disease International (A.D.I.)
- An umbrella organization of 56 National Alzheimer's Associations
- Officially associated with the W.H.O.
- Now based in London U.K.
