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ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE - Coggle Diagram
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
WHAT IS IT?
PROGRESSIVE BRAIN DISEASE
NEMED AFTER ALOIS ALZHEIMER
CAUSED BY:
BUILDUP OF PROTEINS
PLAQUES AND TANGLES
LOSS OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NERVE CELLS
DEATH OF NERVE CELLS AND LOSS OF BRAIN TISSUE
PROGRESSION
GRADUALLY AFFECTS BRAIN REGIONS
STARTS WITH MILD SYMPTOMS
BECOMES WORSE OVER TIME
INTERFERES WITH DAILY LIFE
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY
8–10 YEARS AFTER FIRST SYMPTOMS
EARLY SYMPTOMS
MEMORY LOSS
recent events
DIFFICULTY LEARNING NEW INFORMATION
DAMAGE TO THE HIPPOCAMPUS
COGNITIVE AND MEMORY PROBLEMS
MISPLACING ITEMS
ES. glasses
FORGETTING
NAMES OF FRIENDS
RECENT CONVERSATIONS/EVENTS
IMPORTANT DATES/APPOINTMENTS
GETTING LOST IN FAMILIAR PLACES
THINKING, REASONING AND PERCEPTION DIFFICULTIES
SPEECH
REPETITION
TROUBLE FOLLOWING CONVENSATION
VISUOSPATIAL SKILLS
hard to judge distances
PLANNING AND DECISION-MARKING
STRUGGLE WITH TASKS (COOKING...)
ORIENTATION
CONFUSION ABOUT
DATE
TIME
DAY
MOOD AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, IRRITABILITY
SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL
LOSS OF INTEREST IN ACTIVITIES AND HOBBIES
ADVANCED STAGES
SEVERE MEMORY, LANGUAGE AND ORIENTATION ISSUES
NEEDS HELP WITH
EATING
WALKING
ALL DAILY ACTIVITIES
INCREASED FRAILITY