Sunday, February 1, 2015

2. "Behavioral Symptoms Hit Early in Alzheimer's"

Summary: Alzforum, a website dedicated to the research of Alzheimer cures, published an article talking about behavioral systems and their presence in those with and without dementia. Issues concerning dressing ones self, holding a job, and paying bills and emotions regarding depression, anxiety, and depression all come to those with the disease, however they are obtained faster in those with dementia.

Key Facts:
"Irritability and depression are common and tend to develop in a particular order, they occur sooner in people who progress to dementia."
"According to the functional activities scale, people en route to cognitive problems struggled with daily living activities such as paying bills, shopping, and preparing meals, while people who remained cognitively normal did not. "

"Behavioral Symptoms Hit Early in Alzheimer's | ALZFORUM." Alzforum, 21 Jan.
2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015. <http://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/behavioral-symptoms-hit-early-alzheimers>.

No comments:

Post a Comment