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Stages of Alzheimer's Disease By Marcus Peterson |
| Friday, March 13, 2009 |
What are the stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and what should we know about each step?
In the early stages of the disease, signs of the disease are often subtle and not alarming. Patients are more likely less energetic and less spontaneous. Have less memory leaks and changes in mood and tend to be rather slow in learning and reaction. Patients then begin to prefer the usual things and avoid anything new. Memory loss may also affect work performance. Then the patient begins to confuse, making poor judgments and easily lost.
As the disease progresses, the patient remains able to do simple tasks for themselves. For more complex activities, however, need help. The speech understanding and begin to get even slower and often lose their train of thought while talking. You may forget to pay bills and even be lost while traveling. When they are aware of this disability, AD patients become irritable, anxious and depressed. AD patients can recall past events, but not recently. Some patients may invent a few words and not recognize familiar people. Carers will be repeated constantly, and give instructions.
During the later stages of AD, patients lose the ability to chew and swallow. The patient? S memory may have deteriorated to the point where he or she can not remember or recognize anyone. The patient loses control over his bladder and intestines and becomes prone to infection and pneumonia. Physical conditions will worsen until the patient is bedridden and dying.
No treatment can completely cure AD although patients in the early stages of the half of the disease can take medication to help prevent some symptoms from worsening. Some medicines may help control behavioral symptoms of AD such as agitation, depression, insomnia, anxiety and wandering. But this can be done only for a limited time.
Patience is the key to the care of AD patients. It is important not to forget that are frustrated and angry about the disease than they are.
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