The Various Stages Of Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers specializing in studying the medical features of Alzheimer's disease have discovered seven stages that the people affected with Alzheimer's go through during the period of onset of the disease. These stages, as the general way of manifestation of the disease vary, though from one person to another. For example, the people affected by the health problems due this disease respond differently to it, as the duration of Alzheimer's may vary from three years to twenty years on average. This is a function of every person's health system and body construction.

The seven stages of Alzheimer's disease follow the overall process of the disease from the incubation period to the complete onset of the effects in the patient.

The first stage of Alzheimer's disease is the apparently normal period, when the effects of the disease are only minimal. In this first stage, it is very difficult even for the doctor to predict whether the patient has got this disease or not.

The second stage is the period in which minor symptoms of this disease are noticed, symptoms that can be easily mistaken with the normal aging problems of memory loss. The third stage is the stage which not all the people suffering from this disease may present. In this stage some patients are easy to diagnose with Alzheimer's but others may not present the symptoms of the disease yet. The fourth stage is the period in which the patient presents a moderate decline of memory and this period are shortly followed by the next one, the fifth, in which the symptoms are aggravated visibly. In the sixth stage, the patient already presents serious memory loss and cognitive dysfunctions and this stage is shortly followed by the last one, the seventh, which is the most serious one. In the seventh stage all the symptoms of the sick person are very obvious and usually this is also the last period of the life of the people affected by Alzheimer's. Aging is also an important factor when it comes to appreciating the duration left for a person affected by the Alzheimer's disease. Aging is indeed a problematic issue, as the patient may present some symptoms specific to Alzheimer's disease that are also typical for the aging process. Symptoms like the loss of memory or minor cognitive dysfunctions can easily be put in the account of the aging process when they are actually caused by Alzheimer. To conclude, we may say that the symptoms and effects of Alzheimer's disease are very tricky at first, but they must be treated seriously in order to be able to establish the right treatment for a person affected with this disease. Alzheimer's affects one's health seriously and even though the disease is not a curable one, there are treatments for minor improvement and for higher longevity.

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