DOENÇA DE ALZHEIMER
DOENÇA DE ALZHEIMER
-Alzheimer’s disease (AD), also called Alzheimer disease or simply Alzheimer’s, is the most common form of dementia. This incurable, degenerative, and terminal disease was first described by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer in 1901. Generally it is diagnosed in people over 65 years of age, although the less-prevalent early-onset Alzheimer’s can occur much earlier. An estimated 26.6 million people worldwide were afflicted with Alzheimer’s in 2006; this number may quadruple by 2050. Although each sufferer experiences Alzheimer’s in a unique way, there are many common symptoms. The earliest observable symptoms are often mistakenly thought to be ‘age-related’ concerns, or manifestations of stress. In the early stages, the most commonly recognised symptom is memory loss, such as difficulty in remembering recently learned facts. When a doctor or physician has been notified, and AD is suspected, the diagnosis is usually confirmed with behavioural assessments and cognitive tests, often followed by a brain scan if available. As the disease advances, symptoms include confusion, irritability and aggression, mood swings, language breakdown, long-term memory loss, and the general withdrawal of the sufferer as their senses decline. Gradually, bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. Individual prognosis is difficult to assess, as the duration of the disease varies. AD develops for an indeterminate period of time before becoming fully apparent, and it can progress …
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Q&A – Is Alzheimer disease a disease where genetic testing is recommened to determine who carries the trait?
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also what type of people get alzheimer males, female, young or old
Is Alzheimer disease a disease where genetic testing is recommened to determine who carries the trait?
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Alzheimers is a type of dementia that usually develops in older age, I think it might be more prominent in women but it affects many people.
No,
Old are more likely and in 90% of the cases it is not genetic. Woman are also more likely to get it.
The more education you have, the longer the delay to onset of the disease.
There is now genetic testing. They are found in your chromosomes. You have a 50/50 percent chance of inheriting the disease if one of your parents have it. Your mother and father have 2 genes each in the particular chromosome. They have one that is deformed from Alzheimer and one that is healthy. So when you were conceived you had a 50/ 50 chance of receiving either the healthy one or the unhealthy one.
i think so they can tell from test who are at risk for alzheimer
There is early onset Alzheimer’s that can be detected by 3 genes…& will raise the possibility of one getting Alzheimer’s before the age of 65. There are only 200 families in US that have genes for early onset Alzheimer”s. There are cases of people in their 30′s & 40′s getting AD.
More women than men get AD because more women live longer.
It is unclear whether it is recommended to get genetic testing because there is very little to do for the disease & still doesn’t tell what age the person would have onset.
Politically & economically, I would say at this point it could be detrimental to be tested because it could conceivably be used against a person in getting a job; getting health insurance.
Until there are better protective laws, I don’t think it is recommended.
Google: mayo clinic.>>diseases>>Disease & Condition Centers>>Alzheimer’s