Alzheimer’s
disease is basically categorized into three stages:
·
Mild
·
Moderate
·
Severe
Mild
Alzheimer’s: It is also called as
the early stage of Alzheimer’s as the patient can perform all sorts of day to
day activities whether in the office or at his/her home except in some moments
where he/she can feel that concentration towards the work is compromised as compared
to other days. Sometimes the patient forgets very familiar names or forgets to
respond to a regular habit or work time. Some of the common difficulties faced
by the patient includes-
1. problems
in remembering already familiar names
2. problems
in catching assigned tasks quickly
3. forgetting
anything which is just read
4. misplacing
objects anywhere else
5. profound
speech and organizing meetings
Moderate
Alzheimer’s
This is the
stage where a patient needs a greater level of care compared to the early stage
as this stage lasts for a very long period of time. It can be noticed that the
person at this stage shows a greater level of discomfortness by getting
sometimes angry, frustrated or behaving in an unexpected way. Mostly it happens
due to a greater impact on the nerve cells of the brain and patient finds it
very difficult to express his/her thoughts and feelings. The patient’s sleeping
habits changes drastically and there is an increased risk of getting lost while
wandering in fact, in some cases, the person forgets the day, month and year of
the calendar along with patterns. A sharp increase in personality and behavioural
changes can also be seen at this stage like a suspicious, compulsive and
delusive act.
Severe
Alzheimer’s
In the last
phase of this ailment, people lose the capacity to react to their condition, to
bear on a discussion and, in the end, to control development. They may, in any
case, say words or expressions, however imparting torment ends up plainly
troublesome. As memory and subjective aptitudes keep on worsening, noteworthy
identity changes may occur and people require broad help with everyday
exercises. At this stage, every individual needs full care and attention round
the clock.
Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
disease
1. Poor
decision-making ability.
2. Inability
to plan complex or sequential activities in day to day life.
3. Poor
understanding of safety risks at all.
4. Getting
lost on a familiar route or road.
5. Misplacing
personal belongings.
6. Forgetting
events or appointments.
7. Repetitive
questions or conversations.
8. Inability
to operate simple implements or orient clothing to the body.
9. Loss
of empathy.
10. Out-of-character
mood changes, including agitation, less interest, motivation or initiative,
apathy, social withdrawal.
11. Speech,
spelling, and writing errors.
12. Inability
to manage finances.
13. Compulsive,
obsessive or socially unacceptable behaviour.
14. Inability
to recognize faces or common objects or to find objects in direct view.
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