science 6

2. Alzheimer is a type of dementia that causes
problems with memory.
Symptoms usually develop slowly and get
worse over time.
Alzheimer disease accounts from 50% to
80%of dementia cases.

3. There are some common symptoms of
Alzheimer’s disease, but is important to
remember that everyone is unique.
Two people with Alzheimer are unlikely to
experience the condition in exactly the same
way.

4. Do you know that little sleep can help
precipitate alzheimer?
Lose
smell can
be a
symptom
Dance is a
good
therapy
against
alzheimer

6. Forget the information newly learned.
Forget dates or important events.

7. They have difficulties in an easy recipe.
They have problems concentrating.

8. Difficulties with common tasks at home, at work or
in their free time.

9. Forget dates, times or the pass of the seasons.
Forget where are they or how can they got there.

10. Problems in participating in a conversation.
They stop in a conversation and they don´t know
how to continue.

11. For some people have sight problems is a signal.
Difficulties reading or driving.

12. Leave things in places different from
the usual ones.

13. They don´t make decisions.
They can give a lot of money to persons they don´t
know.

14. Lose the initiative for doing things like sports,
social activities or proyects in their jobs.

15. Humor changes
They can be easily angry at home.

16. Does it have a cure?
No, alzheimer doesn´t got a cure.
The death of brain cells in the dementia cannot
be halted or reversed.

17. ANY QUESTIONS?

19. • Alzheimer takes in a ………. and a ……….. porcent
of dementia cases.
• Is very difficult that two persons have the same
……………..
• For some people, having ……………. problems can
be a signal.
• Have ………….. changes it can be a symptom.
• The death of ……… cannot be reversed.