2. What is the Alzheimer?
• Is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that
usually starts slowly.The most common early
symptom is difficulty in remembering recent
events.
3. What are the symptoms?
• The symptoms often come slowly.It might
start when someone has trouble recalling
things that just happened or putting thoughts
into words. But over time, the problems get
worse. People in the later stages of the
disease usually can’t live alone or care for
themselves.
4. There are three main phases
of Alzheimer's: mild, moderate,
and severe.-.
5. • -The first stage usually lasts from 2 to 4 years:
having less energy,less interest in
• work and in social activities,language
problems and loss of recent moments.
6. • This is when memory loss gets worse and
starts to cause problems in daily life. This
stage can last from 2 to 10 years: confusion
about time or place,getting angry and
delusions
7. • -People with severe Alzheimer’s cannot
communicate and are completely dependent
on others for their care. Near the end, the
person may be in bed most or all of the time
8. • When a person has one or a few of these
issues, it doesn’t necessarily mean he
has Alzheimer's. There are other medical
conditions that can cause the same problems,
such as:
• Drug abuse
• Taking medications that don’t work well
together
• Parkinson's disease
• Stress
• Depression
9. Causes of Alzheimer
• Alzheimer's disease is caused by a combination
of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors.
10. Risks
• Alzheimer's is not a part of normal aging, but your
risk increases greatly after you reach age 65.
Women seem to be more likely than are men to
develop Alzheimer's disease, in part because they
live longer.70% of the risks is believed to be
genetic.
Edad
Incidencia
(nuevos casos)
por cada mil
personas
65–69 3
70–74 6
75–79 9
80–84 23
85–89 40
90– 69
11. Treatments
• No treatments stop or reverse its progression,
though some may temporarily improve symptoms.
Affected people increasingly rely on others for
assistance.Exercise programmes may be beneficial
with respect to activities of daily living.
Treatment of behavioural problems ,is common but
not usually recommended due to there often benefit
and an increased risk of early death.
13. Curiosities:
• Intellectual activities such as playing chess or
regular social interaction is good for the
alzheimer.In December 2016 discovered a
molecule that stops the alzheimer in mice.
