Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia occurring at a younger age, affecting around one third of people. Alzheimer’s Disease affects the proteins in the brain causing plaques and tangles to develop as a result of damage to brain cells. The Alzheimer’s Society provide a comprehensive factsheet on Alzheimer’s disease which can be found here http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=100
This factsheet provides information on;
- Symptoms experienced
- What happens as the disease progresses
- Mixed Dementia
- Unusual types of Alzheimer’s disease including;
- Posterior Cortical Atrophy
- Logopenic Aphasia
- Frontal variant Alzheimer’s Disease
- Who gets Alzheimer’s disease which includes information on genetic inheritance
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and Support
There are many personal accounts of living with Alzheimer’s disease, these can be found here;
http://www.youngdementiauk.org/dave-jennys-story
http://www.youngdementiauk.org/jacquis-story
http://www.youngdementiauk.org/jo-andrews-story-0