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Here is information about Alzheimer, its causes
and symptoms.
Alzheimer Information
Named after a German physician, Alois Alzheimer,
Alzheimer's disease causes dysfunction in the working of the brain. It
is a fatal disorder, which gets worse with time. Alzheimer destroys the
brain cells of a person and causes difficulty in recalling things. It
affects the thinking and behavior of a person and impinges on his/her
daily routine and social life completely. The risk of getting
Alzheimer's disease increases with age. A degenerative disease,
Alzheimer has no definite cure till date. In the following lines, we
have listed the various causes and symptoms of Alzheimer's.
Causes Of Alzheimer
- Advancing age
- Family history of the disease
- Faulty lifestyle factors
- Serious head injury
- External environmental factors such as water, soil or air
- Internal environmental factors such as a slow virus, an imbalance
of chemicals or a problem with the immune system
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease/stroke
- Diabetes
- Cholesterol
- Excessive smoking
- Heavy consumption of alcohol
- Hyperhomocystinemia (high blood levels of the amino acid
homocysteine)
- Apolipoprotein E-4
- Down's Syndrome
- Head trauma
- Depression
- Reduced blood flow
- Estrogen imbalance
- Nutritional deficiencies, including low levels of folic acid,
vitamin B6, and vitamin B12
- Neurotransmitter deficits
- Metabolic deficits
- Exposure to neurotoxins in the environment (mercury, lead,
pesticides, defoliants, fumigants, electromagnetic fields, iron,
etc)
Symptoms Of Alzheimer
- Memory loss
- Difficulty in performing familiar tasks
- Problems with language (i.e. trouble finding the right word, even
simple ones)
- Disorientation to time and place
- Poor or decreased judgment
- Problems with abstract thinking
- Misplacing things (includes putting things in unusual places: an
iron in the freezer)
- Changes in mood or behavior
- Changes in personality
- Loss of initiative
- Indifference or lack of concern
- Irritability
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Increased difficulty with name and face recognition
- Disturbed sleep patterns
- Loss of bladder and bowel control
- Total loss of self
- Paranoia and delusions
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