Showing posts with label Late Stage Alzheimer's Disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Late Stage Alzheimer's Disease. Show all posts

Monday, June 23, 2014

Alzheimer's Disease Stages

Alzheimer's Disease Stages
Alzheimer's disease is generally a familiar form of dementia, a severe brain disorder that has a major impact on the memory loss and thought process. Alzheimer's is a gradual deterioration disease, starting from the lack of memory to extensive neurological injury and eventually may cause death. Chemical and physical changes of the brain steadily destroy the capability to fashion, retain information, study, cause, and relate to others. As essential cells start dying, extreme personality loss occurs and leads body to a systems failure. Most senior citizens mainly of 65 years face the phase forgetfulness that is just not convenient and usually involves insignificant information. Conditions like eccentric and senile can cover worries of Alzheimer's disease, while other circumstances may in fact be causing mental demur.



Starting mild effects of the first stage Alzheimer's disease patient's persistent recent memory is lost, mainly of latest negotiations and dealings. In the contrary he may ask questions repeatedly, and finds difficult to understand his own language with an inability to express his problems. Writing and other daily activities become difficult. Depression and lack of concern can occur. Extreme behavioural changes may come with functional turn down. Continual reminders are required for a daily routine, and with an impact of a series of difficulties driving early in this stage.



II stage: Alzheimer's disease patients in this stage are unable resolve their own problems. Minor level of forgetfulness is the first sign commonly observed by its relatives. And the recent past events cannot be recollected and hence the patient forgets the where they have left their personal positions and to where they at moment really are. He forgets to put off important things like electric lights and switches and most vitally the gas taps are left open. He misses appointment, forgets the names of newly introduced, and especially those of near ones as well. Hunting of an address in a new place is the major hurdle for them.



III stage: Declination is aggravated in personal behaviour and social awareness. He act rude, in tactful, doesn't show any feelings, this insensitive and uninhibited behaviour drives him bad to worst that is aggressive actions, sexual indiscretions and failing to obey the laws. Patients are expected to sit calmly for hours and hours without responding to any form of useful activity.



IV stage: Emotional mood changes may be prominent during the early stages and causes some difficulty in differentiating dementia from affective disorders. They appear to depend on some degree of insight into failing intellectual powers.