1. Are Alzheimer’s disease and dementia the same thing?
  2. Is Alzheimer’s disease passed from generation to generation?
  3. Can young people get Alzheimer’s disease?
  4. I’ve just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What do I do?
  5. Can Alzheimer’s disease cause depression?
  6. Can Alzheimer’s disease kill me?
  7. Can dementia be cured or reversed?
  8. Why don’t all symtoms get better at the same time?
  9. Is Alzheimer’s disease the only form of dementia?
  10. What are dementia’s risk factors?
  11. What causes dementia to occur?
  12. What can be expected from Alzheimer’s disease?



Are Alzheimer’s disease and dementia the same thing?
No, dementia is a loss in brain functioning that happens alongside various diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease lessens an individual’s ability to

think, remember things, make decisions etc.
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Is Alzheimer’s disease passed from generation to generation?
If a family member has had Alzheimer’s, it increases your risk of getting Alzheimer’s as well.
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Can young people get Alzheimer’s disease?
Alzheimer’s disease usually will happen after the age of 60, but it has been known to occur in young people as well. Things like stokes and head trauma can be a reason for this.

Or, if a family member had the disease.
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I’ve just been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What do I do?
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, it is very important to speak with your doctor. There are medications out there that can slow the memory loss

process.
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Can Alzheimer’s disease cause depression?
People who have Alzheimer’s lose much of their mental functioning as the disease progresses. It is very common for people to become anxious, aggressive or depressed when dealing

with the disease, yes.
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Can Alzheimer’s disease kill me?
Yes, people will eventually die from Alzheimer’s. At this point in time, there is not a cure but there are medications that can slow the process for a period of time.
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Can dementia be cured or reversed?
There is not a cure for dementia and it is irreversible. However, there are medications available that can slow the disease for a limited amount of time.


Why don’t all symtoms get better at the same time?
Medications are only able to help some of the time. Some patients and their families aren’t able to notice any improvement when on the medications, whatsoever. There is still a

lot to be learned about Alzheimer’s; how it starts, how to reverse the damage etc.


Is Alzheimer’s disease the only form of dementia?
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are other diseases that can lead to dementia, including: Lewy body disease, strokes, Parkinson’s disease,

Multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, Pick’s disease and Progressive supranuclear palsy.


What are dementia’s risk factors?
The leading causes of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body disease and strokes. Also, having family members who have been diagnosed with dementia highly increases your

risk of getting the disease as well.
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What causes dementia to occur?
Dementia is a loss of brain function that is caused by certain diseases or strokes. Some examples of these diseases are: Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy body disease, Parkinson’s

disease and Multiple sclerosis. It is still unknown why some people get dementia, while other people do not; research is being done to get more answers.


What can be expected from Alzheimer’s disease?
Everyone who gets dementia is different. For the people who seem to get the disease out of the blue, the stages typically go quicker for them. Individuals who develop dementia

slowly will also, typically, go through the stages of dementia slower. The stages of dementia are as follows: First, you are going to notice some difficulty in things like

language, memory and judgment. In the beginning it can be very hard to determine if the individual is suffering from dementia or if it is the normal memory loss that comes with

old age. Not everyone who has mild cognitive impairment is going to develop dementia.

As the symptoms worsen, you are going to notice the person’s memory affecting their daily lives and becoming much more obvious. They are most likely going to forget major

moments in their past, forget details about current events, confusing their speech; just to name a few.

People who have severe dementia are going to be unable to understand language, recognize people and places and lose the ability to do everyday things like eat or bath.

Incontinence and swallowing problems are fairly common during this stage.

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