eiselek+Alzheimer's

Alzheimer’s It effects the brain were you have trouble speaking and remembering things. There are abnormal clumps in the brain that causes you to forget things. They also build up plaque. They end up getting tangled and damage healthy cells. A copy of each gene is made and then suffocated which causes the disorder.
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Alzheimer’s is inherited by one parent with the bad gene; it can be passed to the child. When one of the parents is a carrier there is a 50% chance of a child having the disease as well. If both parents are carriers then there is a very high chance of the child having it. The disease seems to take in after the age 60 and 70 not a lot of children have it. People who have a copy of the gene APOE e4 have in increased chance of getting Alzheimer’s.
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The major symptom of this disease is memory loss or forgetfulness. For example; some people forget were there keys are or there wallet. Many people forget entire conversations at a time. They can’t follow directions can’t manage a check book. They also will sleep and watch TV for many hours at a time instead of and normal activity. Another major effect is major mood swings.
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there is not a certain test they can do on a person which diagnosis Alzheimer’s. There are many different ways of figuring it out though. The medical procedure is; having a thorough medical history, metal status testing, a physical and neurological exam, and other tests are including; blood tests and brain imaging. Just because someone has memory loss does not mean they have Alzheimer’s. There are many causes of memory loss. They can also find blood clumps in the brain which can cause Alzheimer’s.

They determine your treatment based on your age, extent of disease, the tolerance of medication, expectations of was the disease is going, and the care givers opinion. There is no exact cure but there are many medications that can stop or freeze the process of Alzheimer’s. they say that good exercise and nutrition help plus a good amount of social interaction.
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There is a trail going on sponsored by the NIH. It compares the effects off vitamin E and a drug currently used to cure Alzheimer’s.  Also, trails are going on testing naproxen and celecoxib to reduce the chances of getting Alzheimer’s. The effect of estrogen is being used to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s in women with a family history of it.
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">5 out of 100 people at age 60 have Alzheimer’s
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 out of 5 have Alzheimer’s after age 70 and 80.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are over 14 million Alzheimer’s care givers producing over 17 billion hours of care
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alzheimer’s causes a lot of physical and emotional pain.
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