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MAJOR DISEASES OF OLD AGE - Coggle Diagram
MAJOR DISEASES OF OLD AGE
ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE
progressive and degenerative
no cure
affects brain
3 main stages
moderate
more memory loss and confusion
they need help
severe
they need help all day long
mild
some memory loss
small changes in personality
PARKINSON'S
DISEASE
neurological illness
caused by degeneration of cells
loss of neurons that produce dopamine
progressive and degenerative
men age 60
5 stages
3.
mid-stage
loss of balance and slowness
falls are common
4.
symptoms are severe
they need help in daily activities
2.
symptoms worsen
tremor, rigidity, movement on both side
still indipendent
5.
stiffness in legs
person nedd wheelchair or is bedridden
around-the-clock nursing care needed
1.
mild symptoms
tremor on one side
CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASES
included different problems
related to Atherosclerosis
blood forms a coagulate
they are
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
A stroke
when blood on your brain is stopped
by a blockage
by rupture of a vessel
2 types:
ischemic stroke
block in a vessel that feed brain
brain cells will die
hemorrhagic stroke
when a vessel bursts
uncontrolled hypertensione
Heart attack
when the blood is completely blocked
by a blood clot