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Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease


Overview
Alzheimer's is a degenerative brain disease associated with decline in memory or other cognitive skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities....

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Symptoms
The characteristic symptoms of dementia are difficulties with memory, language, problem-solving and other cognitive skills that affect a person’s ability to perform everyday activities. ...

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Causes
Progressive accumulation of the protein fragment beta-amyloid (plaques) outside neurons in the brain and twisted strands of the protein tau (tangles) inside neurons. These changes are eventually accompanied by the damage and death of neurons.....

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Diagnosis
There is no single test for Alzheimer’s dementia. Instead, physicians (often with the help of specialists such as neurologists and geriatricians) use a variety of approaches and tools to help make a diagnosis. They include the following:

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Prevention
Aerobic exercise,mental activity and social engagement may help in prevention. Prevention of stroke and minimization of vascular risk factors through control of blood pressure and diabetes as well as smoking cessation may prevent the disease...

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Treatment
Donepezil, Memantine, Rivastigmine molecules used / Life style changes:-Avoid Brain injury, Eating balanced and Healthy Diet, Get Quality Sleep, staying socially engaged, having good cardiovascular health ...

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Everyday Life
As the disease progresses the cognitive impairment gets further hampered but the progression with availeble medicaton and excersize...

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Resources
https://www.alz.org www.donappcommunity.in

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Overview Know More ...!
Alzheimer's is a degenerative brain disease associated with decline in memory or other cognitive ..
Symptoms Know More ...!
The characteristic symptoms of dementia are difficulties with memory, language, problem-solving ...
Progressive accumulation of the protein fragment beta-amyloid (plaques) outside neurons in the brain and twisted ...
Diagnosis Know More ...!
There is no single test for Alzheimer’s dementia. Instead, physicians (often with the help of specialists such...
Prevention Know More ...!
Aerobic exercise,mental activity and social engagement may help in prevention. Prevention of stroke and minimization ...
Treatment Know More ...!
Donepezil, Memantine, Rivastigmine molecules used / Life style changes:-Avoid Brain injury, Eating ...
Everyday Life Know More ...!
As the disease progresses the cognitive impairment gets further hampered but the progression ...
Resources Know More ...!
https://www.alz.org www.donappcommunity.in