1. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Brenden Cole

2. THE HISTORY OF ALZHEIMER’S
FOUNDED IN 1906
NAMED AFTER DR. ALOIS ALZHEIMER
FOUND CHANGES IN THE BRAIN TISSUE OF A WOMAN WHO HAD DIED OF AN UNUSUAL MENTAL ILLNESS
FOUND CLUMPS AND TANGLED BUNDLES OF FIBERS IN HER BRAIN

3. THE 10 WARNING SIGNS OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

4. #1. MEMORY LOSS THAT DISRUPTS DAILY LIFE
#2. CHALLENGES IN PLANNING OR SOLVING PROBLEMS
#3. DIFFICULTY COMPLETING FAMILIAR TASKS AT HOME, WORK, OR AT LEISURE.
#4. CONFUSION WITH TIME OR PLACE
#5. TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING VISUAL IMAGES AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS

5. #6. NEW PROBLEMS WITH WORDS IN SPEAKING OR WRITING
#7. MISPLACING THINGS AND LOSING THE ABILITY TO RETRACE STEPS
#8. DECREASED OR POOR JUDGMENT
#9. WITHDRAWAL FROM WORK OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
#10. CHANGES IN MOOD AND PERSONALITY

6. WITHIN 10-20 YEARS BEFORE SYMPTOMS OCCUR BRAIN DAMAGE BEGINS
CAUSES
WITHIN YEARS BEFORE SYMPTOMS OCCUR BRAIN DAMAGE BEGINS
TANGLES BEGIN IN
THE ENTORHINAL CORTEX

7. AS THE DISEASE PROGRESSES, NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES BEGIN
NEOCORTEX
AS THE DISEASE PROGRESSES,
NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES BEGIN
TO SPREAD. PLAQUES ALSO BEGIN TO
SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BRAIN,
STARTING IN THE NEOCORTEX

9. STAGES NO IMPAIRMENT VERY MILD DECLINE MILD DECLINE MODERATE DECLINE
MODERATE SEVER DECLINE
SEVERE DECLINE
VERY SEVERE DECLINE

10. TREATMENT???
NO CURE
NON-DRUG TREATMENTS HELP TO SLOW PROCESS

11. REFERENCES