Alzheimer's Infographic

HOW DOES ONE BE AFFECTED BY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

There's currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease. But there is medication available that can temporarily reduce the symptoms. Support is also available to help someone with the condition, and their family, cope with everyday life.

It is the most common cause of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life.

Symptoms of the Alzheimer's disease include memory loss, language problems, and unpredictable behavior.

Features of having this disease are having plaques and tangles in the brain and loss of connections between nerve cells (neurons) in the brain. Further medications and reahbilitations can be applied.

Found to have many abnormal clumps or amyloid plaques and tangled bundles of fibers or neurofibrillary. The finals stage of Alzheimer's, damage is widespread, and brain tissue has shrunk significantly.

As the exact cause of Alzheimer's disease is still unknown, there's no certain way to prevent the condition. But a healthy lifestyle can help reduce your risk. So, we must take care of our body.

References: https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/what-alzheimers-disease#:~:text=Alzheimer's%20disease%20is%20an%20irreversible,appear%20in%20their%20mid%2D60s. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/alzheimers-disease/treatment/