1. Alzheimer’s Disease Group1 103001021廖元祺 103001023楊熙恆
劉苡萱 陳緯瑾

2. content Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease Ted Talk Introduction
How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Retard Deterioration
If Our Family Member Has Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease

3. Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease

4. Can we treat Alzheimer’s 20 years early? by Reisa Sperling
Ted Talk
Can we treat Alzheimer’s 20 years early?
by Reisa Sperling

5. Dementia---already been years of irreversible brain demage
Mild cognitive impairment---15%(50-70%of some key nerve cells are already lost
Preclinical/presymptomatic phase---just look like normal aging

6. Treatment---antibody to help the brain empty itself the amyloid(in clinical trials---doesn’t show any difference in the Alzheimer’s patients who already lost 70% of their neurons)

7. Secondary prevention AD trial
Prevent or slow the syndrome of patients
2 approaches
genetic at risk
age at risk
Prevent or slow the syndrome of patients who already have Alzheimer’s disease beginning in their brain but don’t yet have any symptoms
In order to bend the curve the speaker believes that we should go much earlier to the disease process
Secondary prevention AD trial---prevent the emergence of the symptom(2 approaches---genetics,ex. Statin,
Age---decreasing amyloid burden will slow downstream neurodegeneration and cognitive decline

9. How to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Retard Deterioration??

10. Diet
-Vitamin E
-Vitamin B Complex
-Low cholesterol
Exercise
Brainstorming

11. If Our Family Member Has Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease

12. If our family member has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
Encouraging him or her to continue living as independently as possible
Helping the person stay organized with shared calendars, notes, medication schedules and other reminder systems
Establishing a daily routine and maintaining some regularity will be of benefit

13. Encouraging the person to share his or her feelings, and asking how you can be supportive
Encouraging the person to stay involved in activities he or she enjoys

14. Q&A

15. Thank You