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1. ALZHEIMER

2. A Quote Slide
“Sometimes the worst place
you can be at is in your own
head.”

3. Presentation
Main Points
 Definition
 About
 Incidence
 Causes
 Risk Factors
 Sign & Symptoms
 Tests & Diagnose
 Treatment & Medication

4. Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic, irreversible
disease that affects the cells of the brain and
causes impairment of intellectual
functioning.
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder which
gradually destroys the ability to reason,
remember, imagine, and learn.
Definition

6. Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative brain disorder of unknown
etiology which is the most common form of dementia, that
usually starts in late middle age or in old age, results in
progressive memory loss, impaired thinking, disorientation, and
changes in personality and mood. There is degeneration of brain
neurons especially in the cerebral cortex and presence of
neurofibrillary tangles and plaques containing beta-amyloid cells
About
Disorder neurodegenerative
Symptoms : memory Loss
Treatments:Aricept

8. Incidence
About 3 percent of men and
women ages 65 to 74 have
AD, and nearly half of those
age 85 and older may have
the disease.
About 3,60,000 new cases of
Alzheimer’s are diagnosed
each year.

9. • Acetylcholine.
• Norepinephrine
• Cigarette smoking.
• Certain Infections.
• Metals, industrial or other toxins.
• Use of cholesterol lowering drugs
(statin).
Causes

10. Risk Factors
a) Down's syndrome.
b) Family History.
c) Chronic high BP.
d) Head injuries.
e) Gender.
f) Smoking and Drinking

11. Signs & Symptoms
of Alzheimer’s
Disease
1) Memory loss
2) wandering
3) Problems with language
4) Hard to complete Tasks
5) Poor or decreased judgment
6) Trouble understanding visual images
7) Misplacing things
8) Changes in mood or behavior
9) Social Isolation
10) Confusion with time or place

12. Diagnostic tests
• Physical and neurological exam
• Reflexes
• Muscle tone and strength
• Ability to get up from a chair and walk across the room
• Sense of sight and hearing
• Coordination
• Balance
• Lab tests
• Blood tests may help your doctor rule out other potential causes of memory loss and confusion, such as a thyroid
disorder or vitamin deficiencies
• Mental status
• Your doctor may conduct a brief mental status test or a more extensive set of tests to assess memory and
other thinking skills

13. Donepezil (Aricept) is approved to treat all stages of the disease. It's taken once a day
as a pill.
Galantamine (Razadyne) is approved to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer's. ...
Rivastigmine (Exelon) is approved for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease
Treatment and Medication

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15. References
The Dementia Handbook
Guyton
www.mayoclinic.org
www.alz.org
.

16. This Presentation is Prepared by
“Muhammad Asad”
Reg#14488