Alzheimers

alzheimer's dementia

alzheimer's dementia
  1. How is Alzheimer's different from dementia?
  2. What are the 7 stages of Alzheimer's?
  3. What is Alzheimer's dementia?
  4. How do Alzheimer's patients die?
  5. How does peanut butter detect Alzheimer's?
  6. Is Alzheimer's worse than dementia?
  7. At what point do dementia patients need 24 hour care?
  8. How do Alzheimer patients feel?
  9. What should you not say to someone with dementia?
  10. What triggers Alzheimer's?
  11. Do Alzheimer patients know they have it?
  12. At what age does Alzheimer's begin?

How is Alzheimer's different from dementia?

Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia. Alzheimer's is a specific disease. Dementia is not.

What are the 7 stages of Alzheimer's?

The 7 Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

What is Alzheimer's dementia?

Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Subscribe to our e-newsletter to learn how you can help those affected by Alzheimer's.

How do Alzheimer's patients die?

The vast majority of those with Alzheimer's die from aspiration pneumonia – when food or liquid go down the windpipe instead of the esophagus, causing damage or infection in the lungs that develops into pneumonia.

How does peanut butter detect Alzheimer's?

The researchers discovered that those who had an impaired sense of smell in the left nostril had early-stage Alzheimer's. They noted that the participants needed to be an average of 10 centimeters closer to the peanut butter container in order to smell it from their left nostril compared to their right nostril.

Is Alzheimer's worse than dementia?

Dementia is an overall term used to describe symptoms that impact memory, performance of daily activities, and communication abilities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. Alzheimer's disease gets worse with time and affects memory, language, and thought.

At what point do dementia patients need 24 hour care?

When living at home is no longer an option

There may come a time when the person living with Alzheimer's disease or dementia will need more care than can be provided at home. During the middle stages of Alzheimer's, it becomes necessary to provide 24-hour supervision to keep the person with dementia safe.

How do Alzheimer patients feel?

Eventually, much of what we consider conscious thought disappears. But emotional aspects of the disease may be just as important, especially to the friends and family who serve as caregivers. On the negative side, Alzheimer's sufferers may have feelings of anger, anxiety, depression, fear, and loneliness.

What should you not say to someone with dementia?

I'm going to discuss five of the most basic ones here: 1) Don't tell them they are wrong about something, 2) Don't argue with them, 3) Don't ask if they remember something, 4) Don't remind them that their spouse, parent or other loved one is dead, and 5) Don't bring up topics that may upset them.

What triggers Alzheimer's?

Scientists don't yet fully understand what causes Alzheimer's disease in most people. The causes probably include a combination of age-related changes in the brain, along with genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors.

Do Alzheimer patients know they have it?

Alzheimer's disease progressively destroys brain cells over time, so during the early stages of dementia, many do recognize something is wrong, but not everyone is aware. They may know they are supposed to recognize you, but they can't.

At what age does Alzheimer's begin?

Damage occurring in the brain of someone with Alzheimer's disease begins to show itself in very early clinical signs and symptoms. For most people with Alzheimer's—those who have the late-onset variety—symptoms first appear in their mid-60s. Signs of early-onset Alzheimer's begin between a person's 30s and mid-60s.

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