We all forget things with increase in age. If the forgetfulness is mild, then it is normal. But in some cases, this condition develops over several years causing major impairment and can create difficulties in independent living. It is called Alzheimer’s.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This disease is the widely recognized form of dementia, a severe brain disorder that affects daily living by memory loss and intellectual changes. Every memory loss case does not indicate Alzheimer’s disease. But, one out of ten people after 65 years of age, and more than half of those over 85 have Alzheimer’s disease. At present, 26 million individuals worldwide have this dementia.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s typically develop slowly and exacerbate over time, advancing from mild forgetfulness to extensive brain impairment. Some chemical and structural changes in the brain gradually wreck the capacity to learn, create, remember, reason, and narrate to others. As vital cells die, intense identity loss also occurs and body systems fail.
There are three major stages of Alzheimer’s, mild or early, moderate or middle-stage, and later or severe. Every phase has its own set of symptoms.
Mild or early symptoms
The early stage generally lasts from 2 to 4 years and in this stage memory lapses. The symptoms include:
Moderate Alzheimer's
This stage can last from 2 to 10 years and in this time memory loss increases. So, problems occur in daily life.
Anybody with moderate Alzheimer's may forget things about his life, like what was the name of his high school or his marriage date. He also may not memorize his family members and friends. Similarly, he may not recall where he leaves things and can’t go back over his steps to get them.
Other symptoms of moderate Alzheimer’s can include:
Severe Alzheimer's
The third stage of this disease called as late Alzheimer's, is the most severe. It usually continues for 1 to 3 years. In this period, few or all of these symptoms are found. Here are some symptoms,
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This disease is the widely recognized form of dementia, a severe brain disorder that affects daily living by memory loss and intellectual changes. Every memory loss case does not indicate Alzheimer’s disease. But, one out of ten people after 65 years of age, and more than half of those over 85 have Alzheimer’s disease. At present, 26 million individuals worldwide have this dementia.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s typically develop slowly and exacerbate over time, advancing from mild forgetfulness to extensive brain impairment. Some chemical and structural changes in the brain gradually wreck the capacity to learn, create, remember, reason, and narrate to others. As vital cells die, intense identity loss also occurs and body systems fail.
There are three major stages of Alzheimer’s, mild or early, moderate or middle-stage, and later or severe. Every phase has its own set of symptoms.
Mild or early symptoms
The early stage generally lasts from 2 to 4 years and in this stage memory lapses. The symptoms include:
- The person forgets the recent events or chats, and misplace things
- Forget the names of things and places or cannot think the right word
- Forget the familiar routes and difficulty with driving
- Having less energy to do any work
- Less enthusiasm for work and social movements and investing more time simply sitting, staring at the TV, or dozing
- Language issues, similar to inconvenience articulating their thoughts into words or accepting others
- Mild coordination issues, for example, inconvenience composing or utilizing common objects
- A hard time with ordinary assignments, for example, adjusting a checkbook
- Mood swings that include wretchedness or an absence of interest
- Parkinson’s sickness
- Depression
- Stress
- Conditions that influence digestive system, for example a thyroid issue
- Drug misuse
- Taking of treatments which do not function well
Moderate Alzheimer's
This stage can last from 2 to 10 years and in this time memory loss increases. So, problems occur in daily life.
Anybody with moderate Alzheimer's may forget things about his life, like what was the name of his high school or his marriage date. He also may not memorize his family members and friends. Similarly, he may not recall where he leaves things and can’t go back over his steps to get them.
Other symptoms of moderate Alzheimer’s can include:
- Confusing speech
- Inconvenience thinking of the right words and utilizing the wrong ones
- Difficulties in planning and solving issues
- Disarray about places and times. He may forget the way where he has been before, even he may not recall why and how he got to that spot
- Getting irate or disturb easily
- Difficulty in sleeping
- Do not dress according to the climate
- Illusion, for example thinking a family member or care-giver is attempting to hurt him
Severe Alzheimer's
The third stage of this disease called as late Alzheimer's, is the most severe. It usually continues for 1 to 3 years. In this period, few or all of these symptoms are found. Here are some symptoms,
- The patient can’t communicate, memorize or give any information
- Perplexity about what’s in the past and what’s going on now
- Problems with gulping and also problems in controlling their bowel and bladder
- Severe mood swings
- Decrease in weight, skin diseases, fits and different diseases
- Unable to move easily all alone
- Hallucination occurs
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