Question

4. Compare and contrast Alzheimer’s and normal age-related memory changes. Define first then compare

Answer 1

Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease usually starting slowly and gradually worsening as time passes. In 60–70% of cases of it leads to dementia. The normal aging symptoms include; forgetting the details of a conversation or event that took place approximately a year ago, forgetting the name of an acquaintance, forgetting things and events occasionally, difficulty in finding words, occasionally, the person being worried about his or her memory but their relatives not being. However in case of dementia; the patient is not able to recall details of recent events or conversations, forgets the names of family members, forgets things or events more frequently, pauses frequently and substitutes when trying to find words, the relatives are worried about the patients memory, but the patient is not aware of any problems.