ALZHEIMER DISEASE
SATHYA VIJAYAKUMAR
PSYCHOLOGY-2301
PROFESSOR SHARON DAVIS
DECEMBER 01, 2020
, Alzheimer Disease 1
Introduction
Alzheimer disease is currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the United
States, affecting older adults. According to the National Institute on Aging, "More than 5.5
million Americans 65 years and above have dementia caused by Alzheimer. On average, a person
with Alzheimer's lives four to eight years after diagnosis but can live as long as 20 years,
depending on other factors. "Alzheimer is one of the most common types of dementia. Dementia
is a group of symptoms associated with cognitive functioning loss, including a decline in
memory, reasoning, or other thinking skill. According to NIA, depending on the brain changes,
dementia and its cause can vary. Some other dementia includes Lewy body
dementia, frontotemporal disorders, and vascular dementia. Some of them may have more than
one type of dementia, which is called mixed dementia. Dementia can be mild, affecting personal
activity to severe, making them depend entirely on others for their daily living. There is a lot of
research conducted by numerous institutions for the early diagnosis of various dementia cases to
prevent the disease. One of the exciting experiments conducted by the University of Florida is
the peanut butter test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1mcAAgrCnw&feature=youtube .
They hoped to find an inexpensive, noninvasive way to detect early-stage Alzheimer and track
its progress.
Alzheimer history
Alzheimer disease was first described by Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist, in
1906. Alzheimer disease is an irreversible, progressive neurocognitive brain disorder that slowly
destroys memory, thinking, and cognitive behavior. Eventually, the symptoms become severe,
that makes them difficult to perform even the simple daily task. Alzheimer was first found in a
woman who died of unusual mental illness had symptoms include memory loss, language
SATHYA VIJAYAKUMAR
PSYCHOLOGY-2301
PROFESSOR SHARON DAVIS
DECEMBER 01, 2020
, Alzheimer Disease 1
Introduction
Alzheimer disease is currently ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in the United
States, affecting older adults. According to the National Institute on Aging, "More than 5.5
million Americans 65 years and above have dementia caused by Alzheimer. On average, a person
with Alzheimer's lives four to eight years after diagnosis but can live as long as 20 years,
depending on other factors. "Alzheimer is one of the most common types of dementia. Dementia
is a group of symptoms associated with cognitive functioning loss, including a decline in
memory, reasoning, or other thinking skill. According to NIA, depending on the brain changes,
dementia and its cause can vary. Some other dementia includes Lewy body
dementia, frontotemporal disorders, and vascular dementia. Some of them may have more than
one type of dementia, which is called mixed dementia. Dementia can be mild, affecting personal
activity to severe, making them depend entirely on others for their daily living. There is a lot of
research conducted by numerous institutions for the early diagnosis of various dementia cases to
prevent the disease. One of the exciting experiments conducted by the University of Florida is
the peanut butter test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1mcAAgrCnw&feature=youtube .
They hoped to find an inexpensive, noninvasive way to detect early-stage Alzheimer and track
its progress.
Alzheimer history
Alzheimer disease was first described by Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist, in
1906. Alzheimer disease is an irreversible, progressive neurocognitive brain disorder that slowly
destroys memory, thinking, and cognitive behavior. Eventually, the symptoms become severe,
that makes them difficult to perform even the simple daily task. Alzheimer was first found in a
woman who died of unusual mental illness had symptoms include memory loss, language
