Alzheimer's disease Flashcards
Brain cells:
Due to Neurofibrillary and Amyloid Plaques the info is blocked, doesn’t process properly and causes the brain to shrink due to lack of oxygen.
Women make up to __% of canadians with AD
72%!
In 2010 how many canadians and quebecers:
500 000 Canadians and 119 700 quebecers
More than _____ Canadians living with AD or a related dementia are under the age of__.
71 000 under the age of 65
By 2035 it is estimated that ____canadians over 65 will have AD
1,100,000 canadians
AD is:
- a progressive, degenerative disease
- starts gradually and progresses from 2-20 years
- brain cells shrink or disappear and replaced by irregularly shaped plaques
- results in shrinking of the brain
AD’s 10 warning signs:
- Memory loss
- Difficulty w/ familiar tasks
- Probs with language
- Disorientation, time and place
- Poor/decreased judgment
- Probs with abstract thinking
- Misplacing things
- Changes in mood or behaviours
- Changes in personality
- Loss of initiative
________&________ take over the brain and _______ off cells.
Plaques and tangles
Kill off
The genetic studies: (2 types)
- Familial Autosomal Dominant Type (5%)
- very rare
- usually occurs between 39-60yrs old
- passed from generation to generation - Sporadic type (90-95%)
- most common
- usually over 65 yrs old
Risk factors associated with AD:
- age
- genetic history
- family history
- down syndrome
- head trauma
- gender
- smoking
- MCI ( mild cognitive impairment)
- cardiovascular diseases
- chronic depression
Non medical treatment: (scc job)
- social interactions
- exercise
- support and info groups
- activity centres
- intervention programs+therapies
- cognitive stimulations
Medical treatments for AD:
- aricept
- reminyl -ER
- exelon patches
- ebixa
- glutamate inhibitor (moderate to advanced stages)
The 4 stages of progression of AD:
- Early stage (2-5yrs)
- Middle stage (5-10)
- Late stage (1-3)
- End of life
Early stage:
2-5yrs
- mild cognitive
- mood and behaviours
- withdrawl
- executive functioning
- person with AD grieving
Middle stage:
5-10 yrs
- cognitive abilities
- moods and emotions
- behaviours
- person with ADRD in and out of self
- family and person grieving
Late stage:
1-3 yrs
- severe cognitive impairment
- severe physical impairment
- person often in placement at this time
- family is grieving
End of life:
- circulation
- senses start to change
- spiritual issues
