| An estimated 23,000 people die each year
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| | situations and often growing anxiety and
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| in the United States from Alzheimer's
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| | denial. Memory and recall difficulties
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| disease. It is the leading cause of
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| | become apparent, concentration becomes
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| dementia in the elderly, making it the
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| | effected and there is generally a loss of
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| eighth leading cause of death among that
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| | productivity.
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| age demographic. Alzheimer's cannot
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| | Stage 4 or mild Alzheimer's, disease is
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| currently be cured, but understanding the
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| | characterized by a flattening of mood and
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| seven stages of the disease can help
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| | continued denial of the disorder.
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| researchers, care-giving family members
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| | Familiar faces, following directions to
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| and those afflicted.
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| | frequently visited places and orientation
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| Alzheimer's disease most often affects
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| | of persona and place are still intact,
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| those over 65. It is extremely rare for
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| | but assistance with complicated tasks
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| the conditioner to occur earlier.
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| | becomes necessary.
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| Alzheimer's affects the cortical tissues
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| | Stage 5 Alzheimer's disease is considered
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| of the brain, causing them to atrophy. On
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| | moderate and the person in this stage can
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| autopsy tangled webs of brain tissue
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| | no longer get along in daily life without
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| filaments (neurofibrillary tangles) and
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| | the assistance of others. They can
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| patches of degenerative nerve endings,
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| | remember major information about them
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| called senile plaques are found. It is
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| | selves and others but recall of newer
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| believed that these abnormalities cause a
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| | information is difficult. An individual
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| disruption of the electrical impulses in
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| | at stage 5 needs assistance picking
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| the brain.
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| | proper attire and making most decisions.
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| It is a devastating disease, robbing the
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| | Stage 6 is considered moderately severe
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| individual of their memories and ability
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| | and people begin to forget large amounts
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| to recognize their loved ones or care
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| | of information about themselves and
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| even to complete simple tasks for
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| | others including the names of their
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| themselves, but there are treatments
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| | spouses and children. They will need help
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| available to help slow the course of
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| | with all the activities of daily living
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| Alzheimer's disease and researchers are
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| | and disturbed sleep patterns becomes
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| working hard to find a cure.
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| | problematic and delusional or obsessive
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| Understanding the stages of the disease
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| | behavior, acute anxiety and violent
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| is the key to both.
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| | behavior can arise.
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| There have been a number of attempts to
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| | Stage 7 is the last stage of the disease,
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| describe the disease using a medical
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| | and in severe Alzheimer's disease speech
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| model but for caregivers and the rest of
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| | is reduced to only a few words and is
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| us it is easier to use the seven step
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| | mostly unintelligible. Individuals lose
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| functional stages to understand the
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| | their ability to sit up or walk. They
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| changes brought on by the progression of
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| | cannot smile and even lose their ability
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| the disease.
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| | to hold up their heads. The brain seems
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| Stage 1 is described as a normally
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| | unable to direct the movement of the
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| functioning adult without noticeable
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| | body.
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| symptoms and no changes in memory.
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| | Alzheimer's disease isn't curable but
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| Stage 2 is often mistaken as part of the
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| | there are treatments that can slow its
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| normal aging process. The individual
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| | progress and promising research that may
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| notices their declining memory issues and
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| | one day lead to a cure. Understanding the
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| some functional loss as well. They may
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| | stages of the disease and its progression
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| have trouble remembering the names of
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| | can help those who are afflicted, their
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| familiar people and places.
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| | loved ones and researchers ensure the
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| Stage 3 is defined as early Alzheimer's
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| | best treatment now and promote hope for
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| disease. There is progressive difficulty
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| | the future.
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| with involved tasks in demanding
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