Alzheimer's Disease Research Paper
The Changing Mind of Alzheimer’s Disease
Christina Fidler
Com150
March 18, 2010
Jennifer Anderson
The Changing Mind of Alzheimer’s Disease
Imagine living to be 80. The experiences, knowledge, and emotion an 80-year-old brain must hold are inconceivable. As a person ages there is a normal progression of symptoms such as dementia, including memory loss. How does one know when memory loss is more significant than normal aging? When should one become concerned of a dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease? An official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is given when an autopsy confirming cognitive, personality, and behavioral changes caused by plaque buildup in the neurons of the human brain. At present more than five million Americans are affected by AD (Alzheimer’s Association, 2010). According to the Alzheimer’s Association (2010) the current report states that African Americans and …show more content…
March 10, 2010. Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour. Retrieved from the internet at http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_alzheimers_disease.asp
Alzheimer’s Association. March 18, 2010. Alzheimer’s facts and figures. Retrieved from the internet at http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_figures.asp Del Prete, M., Spaccavento, S., Craca, A., Fiore, P., & Angelelli, P. (2009). Neuropsychiatric symptoms and the APOE genotype in Alzheimer 's disease. Neurological Sciences, 30(5), 367-73. Retrieved March 18, 2010, from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 1862217511). Praxis Press. (2000). MMSE Test and Alzheimer’s. The Scientist – Magazine of the Life Sciences. Retrieved from the internet at http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/18923 Prevention Magazine. (12/19/2008). Alzheimer’s Disease-Key Facts. Retrieved from the internet at http://prevention.com/cda/vendorarticle/alzheimer-s-/NW53/health/coniditions Schweiger, J.L., Huey, R.A. (June, 1999). Alzheimer’s disease. Nursing, 29(6),
Christina Fidler
Com150
March 18, 2010
Jennifer Anderson
The Changing Mind of Alzheimer’s Disease
Imagine living to be 80. The experiences, knowledge, and emotion an 80-year-old brain must hold are inconceivable. As a person ages there is a normal progression of symptoms such as dementia, including memory loss. How does one know when memory loss is more significant than normal aging? When should one become concerned of a dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease? An official diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is given when an autopsy confirming cognitive, personality, and behavioral changes caused by plaque buildup in the neurons of the human brain. At present more than five million Americans are affected by AD (Alzheimer’s Association, 2010). According to the Alzheimer’s Association (2010) the current report states that African Americans and …show more content…
March 10, 2010. Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour. Retrieved from the internet at http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_alzheimers_disease.asp
Alzheimer’s Association. March 18, 2010. Alzheimer’s facts and figures. Retrieved from the internet at http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_figures.asp Del Prete, M., Spaccavento, S., Craca, A., Fiore, P., & Angelelli, P. (2009). Neuropsychiatric symptoms and the APOE genotype in Alzheimer 's disease. Neurological Sciences, 30(5), 367-73. Retrieved March 18, 2010, from ProQuest Psychology Journals. (Document ID: 1862217511). Praxis Press. (2000). MMSE Test and Alzheimer’s. The Scientist – Magazine of the Life Sciences. Retrieved from the internet at http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/18923 Prevention Magazine. (12/19/2008). Alzheimer’s Disease-Key Facts. Retrieved from the internet at http://prevention.com/cda/vendorarticle/alzheimer-s-/NW53/health/coniditions Schweiger, J.L., Huey, R.A. (June, 1999). Alzheimer’s disease. Nursing, 29(6),