Alzheimer's Disease (dementia) - genetic disease develops in the second half of life, more often in women.
Clinical manifestations of the amount to many millions and neurological disorders. There are as a result of brain cortex lesions, predominantly in temple and skull shares. The so-called atrophic cortex with the disease results in the violation of acetylcholine, an important mediator responsible for the transfer of impulses in the nervous system.
The disease gradually, quietly. Usually, neither the patients nor their relatives may not accurately indicate the beginning of the disease. Most initially breach short-term memory : the patient forgets where to put glasses, shut the light, took the food. Widening the defect leads to a decline in memory, names of loved ones, their outward appearance, the names of objects and words. At the same time, human memories are beginning to make headway speech disorder : patients have difficulty finding the right words, has difficulty accepting meaning fault.
The behaviour of the patient becomes the template, stereotypical, indifferent. It may persist long enough skills to emerge for years. The patient can be kept for some time at work, despite the remarkable development of signs of illness. In the later stages of the disease, in a few years, -mood disorders. Thus, there is variability, irritability, Gita, episodes of emotional arousal, the rotating apathy and indifference.
Perhaps the emergence of seizures, as well as nonsense and hallucinations. Delirium and hallucinations are so-called "small scale", that is, reflect the real situation household-long quarrel with neighbours, the usual conflicts in the subway or pharmacy political developments in the news on TV or in newspapers that patients interpret in terms of deliberate harm. In the later stages of the disease may disorder attractions-swallow - who often mistakenly considered the patient's relatives than as symptoms of the disease, and as an expression of no peculiar features of the character.
Alzheimer's Disease belongs to the group of mental illnesses older and clinical manifestations often combines or very similar to the symptoms of Parkinson's disease and Pick's disease. However, the disease has its own special treatment, which should begin as soon as possible.
Early adequate therapy can prevent or significantly delay the development of symptoms and allow patients for a long time to function normally, without any care and control. It is not a secret that such patients to the development of dementia and serious memory disorder, are fully cared for others. In recent years, the treatment and diagnosis of Alzheimer's are big changes in the development of new drugs and the development of rehabilitation. * First it is considered necessary to avoid prolonged hospitalizations for such patients, but rather encourage them to do whatever it could work.
This contributes to a longer preservation skills and labour, and a slowdown in the course of the disease. * Second, the major groups of drugs for treatment are psychotropic drugs to the operation of the exchange of acetylcholine - , tranquilizers, antidepressants, as well as preparations to effect on memory and emotions.
