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History of Head Trauma in Alzheimer's Disease

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

It turns out  generally that whether a history of head trauma or injury is a cause of Alzheimer’s disease of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease is not certain or indeed uncertain by itself.

It can be pointed out that some published studies of repute suggest that head trauma that results in what may or should be considered  a loss of consciousness is a definite risk factor and factors into the risks of a patient developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Thus people who expose themselves to repeated head trauma or injury , such as you might find in the classic cases of boxers such as Muhammed Ali, who developed serious Parkinson’s disease – perhaps as a result of his boxing career, or football players can be said to be , as a result , at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease as opposed to if they had not followed their chosen career path or paths.  Regardless of whether or not actual Alzheimer’s disease progresses as a result of the specific person’s health and mental and memory cognitive skill levels-  many such people who are continually exposed to head trauma and head trauma injuries  do go later to more often than the general population , have incidences of difficulties of memory , concentration, speech  and other brain function difficulties higher than the general population overall .

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Misconceptions and Misunderstandings Concerning Alzheimer's Disease

Monday, January 26th, 2009

It can be said that there are no shortage of misconceptions that are commonly held in relation to Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia in general.

Among these are :

-  that people get Alzheimer’s Disease in their forties or fifties

- that dementia is the same as senility or aging

- that if your mother developed Alzheimer’s Disease in her eighties, you have a close to 95 % percent chance of getting it as well

-  Alzheimer’s brain changes may start years or decades before memory problems begin or become fully apparent

- specialists can tell up to 90 %  accuracy whether or not someone has Alzheimer’s

- a depressed mood or vitamin deficiency can impair one’s memory

- there is no approved medication or medications for treating Alzheimer’s symptoms.  The only option , as the misinformed or those with misconceptions are for “experimental drugs”

- high blood pressure or obesity may increase one risk of dementia.  “You eat too much” may be the refrain from dietitian types who see all health evils as a result of overeating

-  being socially involved and keeping one’s mind active may postpone Alzheimer’s

- that all clinical research studies involve taking risky experimental drugs.

 

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