Alzheimer's Drugs
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Alzheimer
is overwhelming occidental countries. No cure has been found for now, but
scientists are progressing.
Researches are steadily led to fight this terrible disease. The real
cause hasn’t been found but at least several medications are available
to help the patient.
People from the age of 65
and more are mainly affected.
What mainly does the affection is damaging the brain creating an abnormal
deposit of proteins that destroys its neurons, nerves and
neurotransmitters.
Therefore normal functions of the body are lost.
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An autopsy of the brain of a
person who has suffered of Alzheimer obviously shows a decrease of brain
size and a smoother surface.
Only a slight short-term
memory loss is perceived at the beginning, eventually the sufferer slowly
looses cognitive abilities.
More and more things are forgotten, even close people and things. The
behavior becomes uncontrollable changes with no reason.
When the disease is more developed, more and more motoric skills are lost and
qualified caregivers are needed to help the patients in doing any kind of
things.
For now, there is no cure to
this disease, but experts are working on a vaccine can be administered to
individuals in order to prevent from the affection.
The statistics show that Alzheimer cost a lot to any country's health care
system. The increasing number of cases of patients is alarming, as intensive
care and costs are needed.
Alzheimer’s drug treatments
give only slight symptomatic relief for some patients. But for now no
definite cure has been found.
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry's official statement can
give further information about the subject.
Hope is there: many sectors
are doing all to conquer this disease.
Breakthroughs on the subject arise almost everyday and there is no doubt
that in the near future, Alzheimer’s drugs will be found to treat and cure
this affection.
Meanwhile, friends, family
members and caregivers have to stay aware of the latest information and
findings in the field of Alzheimer’s research.
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