Mild Alzheimer's Disease

Discovery

• Alzheimer's disease was first identified in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer.
  
  

Function

• Early stage of Alzheimer's causes gradual memory loss accompanied by judgment lapse and consequent personality change. As a result, the individual might be less motivated to complete tasks and decrease the span of attention. The individual tends to feel lost even in familiar situations and places. Moreover, the individual resists change.
  
  

Symptoms

• Early Alzheimer's is often diagnosed among individuals with the following symptoms:
  •Reduced ability to recall names and remember names of new people
  •Retaining little after reading a passage
  •Misplacing objects in odd places
  •Decreased ability to organize or plan something
  •Inappropriate performance in social situations
  Most of activities are noticeable by family and friends. For instance, the individual might put a wallet in the fridge or can put headphones in the dishwasher. Repetitive questions and irrational anger are also noticeable symptoms.
  
  

Treatment

• Even though there is no known cure of Alzheimer's disease, there are management methods that can help improve the lifestyle of the patient and the caregivers. Early Alzheimer's is controlled by prescribed drugs that prevent the disease from becoming worse. Moreover, drugs also restraint behavioral abnormalities such as anxiety, depression and sleeplessness.
  
  

Facts

• According to the 2009 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, around 5.3 million people in the U.S. are Alzheimer's patients and it is the seventh chief cause of death in Americans.