REFERENCES FOR ALZHEIMER'S
Your Genes Your Health - Alzheimer's is a progressive brain degenerative disease that effects overall intellectual and neurological functioning.
Namenda - The early stages of Alzheimer's may go undiagnosed. Doctors have tests such as the Clock Drawing test to diagnose and begin treating early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's Association - Alzheimer's is a form of dementia that worsens over time. Beginning stages of Alzheimer's is characterized by short term memory loss.
Help Guide - Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disorder that causes chemical and structural changes in the brain that cause memory less and physiological impairments.
Mayo Clinic - Increasing memory loss, forgetfulness, and memory confusion are signs of early Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease Research - Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that leads to cognitive and memory y impairment and control over normal body functions.
WebMD - Risk factors associated with Alzheimer's disease are Down Syndrome, diabetes and genetic inheritance of apolipoprotein E.
MedicineNet - Late stage Alzheimer's may result in loss of bowel and bladder . Complications associated with Alzheimer's because of a weakened physical state us usually a cause of death.
National Institute on Aging - The stages of Alzheimer's are categorized as Mild, Moderate, and Severe and the duration of each stage varies for each individual.
Health.com - The most common signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's are often confused with regular adjustments of aging. The memory loss associated with Alzheimer's is different because changes to the brain are actually affecting areas of the brain that control functioning and learning.
ABC News Health - Genetic research has found that people who have inhereited the ApoE4 gene linked to Alzheime's show signs of memory loss in their mid 50s.
Disease Alzheimer's - A diagnosis of Alzheimer's cannot be definitively diagnosed until after death when an autopsy can revel the cellular damage to a person's brain.
eMedicineHealth - The signs of early Alzheimer's is characterized by forgetfulness of recent information and activities, which indicate functions of the short term memory and the areas of the brain that control learning are being gradually affected.
UCSF Medical Center - Signs of Alzheimer's disease include disorientation, lack of initiative, language problems, mood swings, and the misplacing of items.
Genetic Health - Alzheimer's is a progressive disorder that causes gradual degenerative damage to the brain, causing changes in behavior which is characterized as a form of dementia.