Alzheimer's disease is by far the most widespread type of dementia in the world. There is no cure for this slow progressing and life threatening disease was first discovered by a German psychiatrist in the early twentieth century. It is generally diagnosed in seniors over the age of 65 years although it can occur in much younger people.
Everyone goes through Alzheimer's in a different way, but there are symptoms that are the same from case to case. The early visible symptoms are frequently incorrectly thought to be problems of growing old. At first, the most common symptom is memory loss, for example difficulty in remembering where you just placed an item. When Alzheimer’s is suspected, the diagnosis is typically done with behavioral assessments and a MRI scan. As Alzheimer’s gets worse, symptoms include confusion, anger, mood swings, speaking problems, short & long term memory problems, complete long term memory loss, and the withdrawal of the patient as their senses get worse. Ultimately, basic functions are lost, which leads to death. The average time to live following discovery of the disease is about 7 years.
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