What is Alzheimer's?
The person this disease is named after.
What is Dr. Alois Alzheimer?
Two examples of early symptoms of Alzheimer's
What is short-term memory loss, difficulty performing familiar tasks, problems with language.
Two examples of diagnostic procedures used to identify Alzheimer's.
What is mental status, neuropsychological testing, blood tests, lumbar puncture, urinalysis, chest x-ray, electroencephalogram (EEG), computed tomography scan (CT scan), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), spinal tap and positron emission tomography (PET), and genetic testing?
Cost Alzheimer's related expenses are expected to rise to in 2050
What is $1.1 trillion?
Major body systems affected by Alzheimer disease
Physical change that occurs to a brain affected with Alzheimer's.
What is the brain shrinks in size?
Two examples of changes in behaviour experienced by patients.
What are repeating actions or words, hiding possessions, physical outbursts and restlessness?
When diagnosis can be confirmed
What is cholesterol levels and blood pressure?
Two functional subdivisions of nervous system
What is somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system?
The two types of Alzheimer's
What is late-onset Alzheimer's and early-onset Alzheimer's?
Two categories of genes which develop Alzheimer disease.
What is risk genes and deterministic genes?
Medications prescribed to patients to slow down symptoms of Alzheimer's
Chances of receiving Alzheimer's can be reduced by ensuring this is kept active
What is the body and brain?
Neurotransmitter that aids memory, learning and concentration and is significantly low in Alzheimer's patients
What is acetylcholine?
The part of brain affected by Alzheimer's.
What is hippocampus?
First risk gene identified to increase risk of Alzheimer's
Apolipoprotein E-e4 or APOE-e4
Three common side effects of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine
What are diarrhea, nausea, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, constipation, dizziness and headaches?
Can cause symptoms of Alzheimer's to worsen if consumed.
What is difficulty swallowing, eating and bowel control?
Two proteins formed in the brain of an individual with Alzheimer's
What are beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary or tau tangles?
Three examples of severe symptoms of Alzheimer's
What is disorientation, behaviour changes, altered mood and emotions, confusion about events, difficulty swallowing, and walking?
Location pace-maker like device was implanted in the brain by researchers at John Hopkins Medicine
What is the fornix?
What is learning new skills, crossword puzzles and reading the newspaper?
Autonomic nervous system regulates certain body processes.
What is blood pressure, rate of breathing and digestion?