Alzheimer
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Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder marked by cognitive decline, affects individuals in varying ways. It commonly presents with memory loss and difficulties in thinking, problem-solving, and language. As the most common cause of dementia, Alzheimer's has a significant impact on those diagnosed.
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Alzheimer´s disease begins slowly and subtly, gradually the first symptoms are joined by others. The changes caused by the disease affect all areas of life and fundamentally affect a person's entire personality.
The main areas of disease manifestations
- Impaired learning: Difficulty retaining new information
- Word-finding problems: Struggling to recall the correct words, substituting them with others
- Changes in communication: Shifts in facial expressions and difficulty expressing oneself clearly
- Disrupted thought flow: Incomplete sentences and thoughts
- Repetitive speech: Frequent repetition of words or phrases
- Disorientation: Difficulty with time and place awareness
Life with Alzheimer's disease
- You will be redirected to external page In France, they have created a village where only people with Alzheimer's live
- You will be redirected to external page A young age for such a diagnosis
- You will be redirected to external page Stories of people with Alzheimer's disease, the youngest was 19 years old
- You will be redirected to external page Global health expert and TED speaker Alanna Shaikh spoke about her personal experience caring for her father with Alzheimer's
- You will be redirected to external page Techniques for effective communication with Alzheimer's patients