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Alzheimer Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Alzheimer's is just type a brain Disease common form of dementia which causes many problems like loss of memory, brain function, thinking and behavior. Alzheimer is a slowly progressive disease of brain and very serious problem in our daily life problems which affects different areas of the brain creating problem in making decision and judgment due to memory loss. It is most common in older people both men and women over the age of 65 years.

Causes of Alzheimer Disease:

It is complex to understand the causes of Alzheimer disease. But scientist will include some causes like age, family history, environmental factor, genetic and life style factors. This disease is increased by age it starts over the age of 60 or 65 the risk increase 50% and doubles every five year after age.
Family History: Another factor is family history family members like brother, sister, mother or child increase the risk of Alzheimer disease.

Genetic Factors: There are two types of genes risk gene and deterministic genes. It does not guarantee when it will happen. In this APOE 4 increase the risk. Second are deterministic genes it include three proteins like presenilin-1 (PS-1), presenilin-2 (PS-2) and myeloid precursor protein (APP). It is much rare you few cases.
Life style factors: It includes the head injury, tobacco, limiting alcohol consumption increase the risk of this disease.

Symptoms of Alzheimer Disease:

Symptoms include some changes in memory it happens to every one forget the name of neighbor, or family member names; forget things, conversation, meetings or any communication. Repeat questions and any statement again and again, face difficulties to remember the task. Put the things in wrong place, your routine misplace. Difficulties in making judgment and decision, changes in behavior like going in depression, social withdrawal, mood swing, changes in sleeping habit. All are the symptoms which create lots of problem.

Treatment of Alzheimer Disease:

Everyone recommend you best doctor, choose Alzheimer disease specialist, Clinical Neurophysiologists all these are physician with special training. You can take advice of Alzheimer disease and see your current physician. They offer you best treatment.
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