How to Know Signs of Alzheimer?

Illustration, credit to Geriatric Nursing

Alzheimer is a diseases which first diagnosed by German psychiatrist, Alois Alzheimer in 1906. The people with this diseases usually loss their memory and have language problems. 

The fact that there are 44 million people living with Alzheimer worldwide. It is might be higher, since less record and less diagnosed in developing countries.

The scary projection indicated growing number of people with Alzheimer in industries countris such as America and Canada in coming future. 

There are 5.7 million Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer diseases now, and estimated will be 16 
millions in 2050.

In Canada, 700 thousands are afflicted with Alzheimer, and predicted will be 1.4 millions in 2031.

The question then, how you know early signs of Alzhemeir? Here some warning signs:

1) Forget simple things frequently such as house or car’s keys

2) Forget what day is today.

3) forget recent events and new information

4) Difficult to do daily routines such as difficult to prepare breakfast and forget to use knife.

5. Difficult to remember simple words or to pronounce them

6. Difficult to recognize colors

Please see doctor if you or some one you love have above early signs. Yes, no medicine could cure Alzheimer diseases so far, but the diseases highly possible be able to be mitigated as early diagnosed as possible.

The uncontrolled Alzheimer diseases damages brain’s center which control our breathing, thus could lead to death. In term of rank, death due to Alzheimer is sixth in the USA, around 4% of death in recently. It is estimated to increase because growing of older population.