Alzheimer’s Disease By:Jeorzsees Ang, Becky Carrasco, Eunice Choi, and Deborah De La Puente.

What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s is one form of dementia that gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking and behavior. Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases.

History of the Disease In 1906, a German physician Dr. Alois Alzheimer identified a collection of brain cell abnormalities as a disease. The medical community then formally recognized Alzheimer’s as a disease and not a normal part of aging.

Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Emotional behavior Language Memory Perception Thinking and Judgment Dementia usually appears as forgetfulness.

How does the Disease spread? Researchers also think genes handed down from family members can make a person more likely to get Alzheimer’s disease. But that doesn’t mean everyone related to someone who has it will get the disease.

Does This Disease Have Contributions from genetic or environmental factors? This disease has contributions from genetic factors because as we said earlier you can get this disease from family members.

Prognosis Alzheimer’s can last between 1.5 to 15 years and it can worsen. It does not just affect you, but it can affect other people like your family, and your life. And if you have a job, it’ll be hard because you might forget what you do or you might forget who you are.

Treatment The medication depends on the symptoms you have. The main drugs are called acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors and there is a newer tablet (Reminyl) which works in a slightly different way: Aricept (Donepezil) Exelon (Rivastigmine) Ebixa (Memantine) Reminyl (Galantamine) Non-medical treatment: Avoiding alcohol & drugs (if possible) ExerciseSpeech therapy.Social Support Occupational therapy

Prevention There’s no exact cure, but there are some life-style choices you can make to help prevent this disease. EX: Exercise, Eating right, Being socially active Keeping stress in check

 How it Affects the Brain  Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder that affects around 5.3 million Americans. It can impact several areas of the brain, and damage gets progressively worse the longer a person lives with the disorder.

How it Affects the Brain (continues) Damage leads to not only one of the most recognized symptoms of Alzheimer's disease-memory loss- but also with behavior, depression, sleep and 'cognitive' functions such as planning, attention and decision making.

How It Affects the Cell People with Alzheimer disease also develop deposits of stuff (protein and fiber) that prevent the cells from working properly. When this happens, the cells can't send the right signals to parts of the brain. Over time, brain cells affected by Alzheimer disease begin to shrink and die.

Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease

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