Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic (lifelong), progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the brain’s nervous tissue. It sets in gradually and typically presents in older people.

Prevalence

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia globally, accounting for 60 – 70% of all cases. According to the WHO, in 2019 there were 50 million people around the world with dementia, and the annual total for new cases was around 10 million.

Prevention

The factors that can protect against developing Alzheimer’s disease include physical exercise, mental exercises, and breathing exercises that increase oxygen flow to the brain.

Dementia vs Alzheimer’s

Dementia is not a solitary disease but a syndrome—a collection of symptoms that generally occur at the same time.

Dementia Alzhiemers
Dementia is characterized by a progressive, usually irreversible decline in thinking, behavior, feelings, and ability to communicate. Alzheimer’s is a gradual breakdown of brain tissue which affects a person’s mental state and behavior and progresses to affecting speaking, walking, and swallowing.

Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic (lifelong), progressive disease characterized by degeneration of the brain’s nervous tissue. It sets in gradually and typically presents in older people.

Prevalence

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia globally, accounting for 60 – 70% of all cases. According to the WHO, in 2019 there were 50 million people around the world with dementia, and the annual total for new cases was around 10 million.

Prevention

The factors that can protect against developing Alzheimer’s disease include physical exercise, mental exercises, and breathing exercises that increase oxygen flow to the brain.

Dementia vs Alzheimer’s

Dementia is not a solitary disease but a syndrome—a collection of symptoms that generally occur at the same time.

  • Dementia is characterized by a progressive, usually irreversible decline in thinking, behavior, feelings, and ability to communicate.
  • Alzhiemers is a gradual breakdown of brain tissue which affects a person’s mental state and behavior and progresses to affecting speaking, walking, and swallowing.