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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Question and Answer ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Sheet for Alzheimer's ]
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[ ]11-12 [ ]Essay/Report [Disease and related ]
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[ ]College [x]Misc [Disorders. ]
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Date: 06/94 # of Words:900 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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ALZHEIMER'S QUESTION & ANSWER SHEET
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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Assoc. Inc.
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70 E. Lake Street, Suite 600
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Chicago, Illinois 60601
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What is Alzheimer's Disease?
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The most common form of dementing illness, Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is
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a progressive, degenerative disease that attacks the brain, causing
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impaired memory, thinking and behavior. The person with AD may experience
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confusion, personality and behavior changes, impaired judgment, and
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difficulty finding words, finishing thoughts or following directions. It
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eventually leaves its victims incapable of caring for themselves.
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What happens to the brain in Alzheimer's Disease?
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The nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls memory, thinking,
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are damaged, interrupting the passage of messages between cells. The cells
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develop distinctive changes that are called neuritic plaques (clusters of
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degenerating nerve cell ends) and neurofibrillary tangles (masses of
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twisted filaments which accumulate in previously health nerve cells).
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The cortex (thinking center) of the brain shrinks (atrophies), The spaces
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in the center of the brain become enlarged, also reducing surface area
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in the brain.
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What are the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease?
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Alzheimer's Disease is a dementing illness which leads to loss of
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intellectual capacity. Symptoms usually occur in older adults (although
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people in their 40s and 5Os may also be affected) and include loss of
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language skills -- such as trouble finding words, problems with abstract
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thinking, poor or decreased judgment, disorientation in place and time,
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changes in mood or behavior and changes in personality. The overall result
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is a noticeable decline in personal activities or work performance.
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Who is affected by Alzheimer's Disease?
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Alzheimer's Disease knows no social or economic boundaries and affects men
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and women almost equally. The disease strikes older persons more
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frequently, affecting approximately 10% of Americans over age 65 and 47% of
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those over age 85.
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What causes Alzheimer's Disease?
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The cause of Alzheimer's Disease is not known. Researchers are
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investigating suspected causes such as neurological damage, chemical
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deficiencies, viruses, genetic abnormalities, environmental toxins and
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malfunctions in the body's disease defense systems.
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Is Alzheimer's Disease hereditary?
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There is a slightly increased risk that children, brothers, and sisters
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of patients with Alzheimer's Disease will get it, but most cases are the
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only ones in a family. Some patients who develop the disease in middle age
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(called early onset) have a "familial" type -- more than one case in the
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family. It is important to note that AD can only be definitively
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diagnosed after death through autopsy of brain tissue. Thirty
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percent of autopsies turn up a different diagnosis. Families are
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encouraged to ask for an autopsy as a contribution to learning more
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about the genetics of AD.
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Are there treatments available for Alzheimer's Disease?
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Presently, there is no definite cure or treatment for Alzheimer's
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Disease. Unfortunately, there are many unscrupulous individuals who
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market so-called "cures." These treatments are often expensive and they
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don't cure AD. However, since senility is such a scary problem and
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because families are desperate to find help for loved ones, these bogus
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treatments continue to sell. Most of them have no scientific proof of
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effectiveness.
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How is Alzheimer's Disease diagnosed?
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There is no single clinical test for Alzheimer's Disease. It is diagnosed
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by ruling out all other curable or incurable causes of memory loss. A
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positive diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease can only be made by
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microscopically studying a small piece of brain tissue after death. The
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cerebral cortex of an Alzheimer brain will have characteristic
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abnormalities -- cells marred by plaques and tangles. However, a
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working diagnosis can be made through various testing procedures that
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include a thorough physical as well as neurological and
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psychological examinations.
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How long do people with Alzheimer's Disease live?
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People diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease may live from two to 20 years
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after the onset of memory loss symptoms. It shortens one's expected life
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span, but given appropriate care and medical attention, patients often
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survive for many years at home or in a nursing home. Death can't usually be
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predicted until the very terminal stages. It is common for patients in
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terminal-stage Alzheimer's to lose weight, and to have difficulty
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swallowing, controlling bladder and bowels, walking and speaking. They
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may curl into a fetal position. Alzheimer victims often succumb to a
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series of repeated infections such as bladder infections or pneumonia.
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What is the scope of Alzheimer's Disease?
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Alzheimer's afflicts approximately 4 million Americans and it's estimated
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that one in three of us will face this disease in an older relative.
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More than 100,000 die annually, making Alzheimer's Disease the fourth
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leading cause of death among adults. Half of all current nursing home
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patients are affected, making AD a costly public health and long term
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care problem. An estimated $80 billion is spent annually on the care of
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AD, including costs diagnosis, treatment, nursing home care, at-home
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care and lost wages. Alzheimer's also affects the patient's caregivers,
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who become the second victims. Persons with AD often require 24-hour
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care and supervision, most of which is provided in the home by family and
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friends. In addition to the tremendous stress of providing care,
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families also bear most of the financial burdens of the disease as
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well.
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Aren't memory problems normal in old people?
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Benign, or normal, forgetfulness is part of the normal aging process
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and usually begins in early middle age. Most people have some
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experience forgetting names, appointments or where they left their keys.
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However, normal forgetfulness differs from Alzheimer's Disease in some
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very important ways. The Alzheimer patient will frequently become lost in
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familiar surroundings; forget names of familiar people; have problems
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handing money; forget how to dress, read or write; and lose the ability
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to use the tools of daily living such as a key or radio.
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