In the article clinical epidemipology of Alzheimer’s disease the author is trying to assess the sex and gender differences observed in the incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment. The author is also trying to research on the protective factors and gender-specific risk of Alzheimer disease. Both sex and gender play crucial roles in the development and progression of the Alzheimer disease. Researchers have a required to understand both sex and gender precise risk
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The story of this patient is one that is very close to me. My father suffers from Alzheimer's disease. When he was first diagnosed, we experienced a lot of the same symptoms. My father was paranoid, he became increasing aggressive, and accused multiple people of stealing his money. His environment was not a good place due to the people that stayed with him. He lived with his sisters who were verbally abusive to him and they did not understand this disease. Overtime, my farther began to lose weight
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to the caregiver, discuss the health effects that caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s has on the caregiver, and identify a factor that will affect my nursing practice. The theories discussed include the symbolic interaction and the labeling theory of ageing. These theories are explained and compared to one another. A Discussion of a fact of health risks that are accompanied when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. Lastly, as a nurse guiding patients and families through the process of coordinating
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Amnesia is one disorder of memory, Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new long term memories. Retrograde amnesia is the loss of memory for past events, and recall is usually worst for events occurring closest to the onset of amnesia. Explicit memory which is where information can be deliberately and consciously recalled, and implicit memory where recollection is independent of conscious awareness. Furthermore,, there are different types of LTM’s, for example procedural memory is the
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(Alzheimer Nederland, 2017). Dementia is a general term for chronic illnesses associated with progressive loss of cognitive and intellectual abilities such as understanding, memory and abstract thinking. Various diseases can cause dementia, for example Alzheimer’s disease: the most common and best known cause of dementia. Individuals with dementia may experience mood changes, communication problems, loss of motivation, depression and memory loss (NICE, 2006). Persons with progressive loss of cognitive abilities
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front and/ or temporal lobes of the brain. It can be bilaterally or unilaterally. It is a type of dementia (deterioration of cognitive function) that affects the function of the frontal and temporal lobes. The disorder has distinct qualities like Alzheimer’s disease. In the US it is described as “progressive aphasia”, and in the UK it is know under the term “frontotemporal dementia”. The disorder has limited medications and therapy plays a big role in managing the symptoms of total deterioration of
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sequence and been replaced with the G that caused the mutaion in the 4th exon of gene at 314 site,which caused the change in the amino acid sequence. Discussion : Conclusion: Referrences: • Michael Hutton* and John Hardy : The presenilins and Alzheimer’s disease : Human Molecular Genetics, 1997, Vol. 6, No. 10 Review
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Alzheimer’s Disease Scholarly Article Nikita Patel Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 222 Health Promotion Throughout Life Span Summer 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease a progressive neurologic disease of the brain leading to the irreversible loss of neurons and the loss of intellectual abilities, including memory loss and reasoning, which becomes severe enough to impede social or occupational functioning. The article Poor Decision Making Is a Consequence of Cognitive Decline among Older Persons
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This summer, I discovered it: the cure to Alzheimer’s disease, the elusive disease that has thwarted the brightest scientists across America. Through hours of exhaustive work in the lab, I have made the “giant leap for mankind.” Naturally I am now a Nobel Laureate and a multi-millionaire. Not to mention the critically acclaimed movie “The Cure” filmed about me, with me portrayed by Ian Dale and Benedict Cumberbatch playing my infamous British rival. That’s how it should of happened. As an idealistic
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activities; it can cause mood swing as well as changes in behavior (Canadian Alzheimer’s Society). Dementia is a progressive disease, which means that the symptoms would slowly become worse resulting in increased damage to the brain cells, which can ultimately result in death. (Alzheimer Society Canada) Dementia is not a particular disease rather many diseases can cause dementia and the most common types are as follow: Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, head trauma, fronto-temporal dementia, Parkinson’s
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