In golden agers, one of the popular cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, named after a German psychiatrist Dr. Alois Alzheimer. Now you must be thinking what is dementia? Well! It is a disruption that occurs in the normal functioning of the brain. It usually affects that part of the brain which is responsible for thinking, memory power and language. Eventually, it results in memory loss and other mental function disruption including loss of intellectual and social skills. It is said that the risk of getting affected with this disease increases as your age increases, but this doesn't imply that it is a part of ageing. In the present-day scenario, there is no permanent cure for this disease.
Let's discuss about some common Alzheimer's disease causes!
According to some scientists, few of the most common cause of this disease is a genetic alteration that occurs in the person that affects the functioning of the brain. Then there is some other common environmental and lifestyle factor. Till now the exact cause has not been found. But yes, how it affects the brain it is well understood.
Mostly it damages the brain cells leaving behind very few healthy cells. With time more and more cells die that finally leads to brain shrinkage. The two most common abnormalities that are seen in a person with this disease are;
· Development of Plagues- These plagues are protein clumps called beta-amyloid that destroy the cells in different ways and can affect the communication that occurs between cells.
· Tangles- Usually your brain cells depend on an internal support and transport system for carrying the nutrients and other important materials to different places. This entire system needs a protein called tau for its activities. But in a person suffering from Alzheimer disease, this protein called tau are twisted and forms mane abnormal tangles thereby resulting in failure of the transport system.
· Initial mild memory loss
· Developing confusion with remembering names and other mathematical problems.
· Failure in doing simple daily chores
· Problems in speaking, writing, understanding, and reading
· Behavioral and personality alterations
· Violent, worried and purposeless behaviour.
Group of the individuals that are in a more risk of developing this disease includes:
· Individuals with a family history of this disease and with genetic problems.
· People with higher age.
· Peoples suffering from down syndrome.
· Women are at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than men.
· People with a bad lifestyle like lack of exercise, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc.
Now coming to the most important part is Alzheimer's disease treatment.
Well! We all know that this disease advances in stages starting from little forgetfulness to severe dementia. Usually, the time duration between the starting if the disease to death varies between 5-20 years. At present, there is no effective treatment of this disease that can help in stopping the progressions. But some drugs have been invented that can help in easing the symptoms.
So, all you can do is stay active physically, psychologically, and communally that will make your life more enjoyable and also will help in decreasing the risk of developing the disease. It is important to get in touch with doctors to lower down the memory loss process. Get in touch with ‘Jiyo India’ to know the best point of contact for this disease.
Call +91 8527583838 and talk to Jiyo India Experts for FREE. Get assistance in the cost of an Alzheimer's disease treatment, compare treatment cost from various hospitals and get support in managing other hospital processes.
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