The Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and its affect on the elderly Widely range research has been looked at when studying Alzheimer’s disease and the brain. Scientist and doctors have their own theories which are to be proven evidence on how Alzheimer’s disease affects the brain. Periodic figures show the results in the stages studied about Alzheimer’s. No one knows the actual cause of Alzheimer’s disease‚ but they do know the affects it does to the brain. “Clinical trials are the engine that powers
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intelligence will never acquire certain skills‚ people suffering from dementia will lose skills they have acquired. Dementia is more common in older people. Certain forms of dementia can be treated‚ to some extent. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer ’s disease. 1.2. Describe the key functions of the brain that are – affected by dementia The functions of brain that are affected by dementia are the following: * temporal lobe which is responsible for vision‚ memory‚ language‚ hearing and
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Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders Paper Sheila Henderson PSY 410 July 22‚ 2014 Dr. Donald Collins Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders Paper The neurodevelopmental disorder of autism spectrum (ASD) is defined by the American Psychiatric Association ’s Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a sole condition to include syndromes which are formerly regarded as individual‚ these were autism‚ asperger syndrome‚ children’s disintegrative syndrome and pervasive
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Americans and nearly as 44 million people worldwide. “Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive‚ degenerative disorder that attacks the brain’s nerve cells‚ or neurons‚ resulting in loss of memory‚ thinking and language skills‚ and behavioral changes‚” (Alzheimer). Alzheimer’s is an illness that develops in individuals as they are aging and the number of cases of individuals developing Alzheimer’s have doubled in recent time. Alzheimer’s attacks the brain in ways the effects how a person lives their daily
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Learner ID: 5795 There are a number of causes of Dementia‚ they include: Alzheimers - is a physical disease that affects the brain. There are nore than half a million people in the UK with the disease. Alzheimers is progress when a build up of proteins in the brain lead to a loss of connection between the nerve cells. This itself causes the death of these nerve cells and the loss of brain tissue. People with alzheimers also suffer from a shortage of chemicals in their brain. Thesse chemicals are
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her chest. This shows he has become physically aggressive. The characteristics for his behavioural change‚ was that he shouts obscenities loudly‚ especially in the evening before going to bed. The cause of his behaviour is due to the fact he had Alzheimer disease. 1. What type of challenging behaviour is being displayed? The challenging behaviour being displayed is reactive. 2. How do you know this? Describe the characteristics His characteristic of his challenging behaviour is intimidating
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Cited: "Alzheimer ’s Disease." Current Issues: Macmillan Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale‚ 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. Kokjohn‚ Tyler A.‚ and Kimbal E. Cooper. "The Outlook For Alzheimer ’s Disease." Futurist 39.5 (2005): 34. Science Reference Center. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. Smith‚ David A. "Treatment Of Alzheimer ’s Disease In The Long-Term-Care Setting." American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy
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characterized by a progressive loss of mental skills and deterioration of the personality. 2. Who described Alzheimer’s disease? •Dr. Alois Alzheimer‚ a German Physician described A.D. in 1906. 3. In what age Alzheimer’s disease strikes people? •It most commonly strikes people who are over 65; about 10% of this age group is afflicted. 4. In what part of the brain Alzheimer Disease affect the most? •It affects the nerve cells of the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum of the brain. 5. What are
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hallucinations‚ and end up with moody and confusion. Alzheimer’s is a brain disorder in the cortex that was named after a German Physician in 1907‚ Alois Alzheimer‚ who decided to examine a brain and found out about the causes of this unusual disorder (Alzheimer). “Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death of the United States.” (Alz) Alzheimer cannot be prevented‚ but can be lived with. Living with Alzheimer’s can be rough‚ death can come around quick but depending on your health conditions can
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possitive. First of all‚ and it is the most interesting affect maybe‚ it can cure diseases. Of course it can not be as effective as pills but it really helps during the cure. Due to the fact that music has an enormous affect on humain brain‚ it helps Alzheimers mostly and it is used as a rehabilitation. It reduces the worst effect of the disease: it brings back the lost memories. Until today‚ a lot of patients made a good progress by listening to music. In addition‚ music also repairs patients’ brains
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