Alzheimer's disease

While Alzheimer's is defined as a disturbance of intellectual and cognitive abilities, a progressive and quite disturbing social and job performance. Symptoms that arise are due to degenerative processes that cause massive death of neuron cells (the brain) in the cerebral cortex (cortex).
The death of neuron cells in the disease process, a new cause of clinical symptoms within 30 years. Relatively slow. Initially, symptoms appear easy to forget, in which sufferers can not say the word correctly, continue with the difficulty to know the object, and finally not able to use the goods, the simplest ones, such as using a pencil. 

In mild dementia, patients can still live independently, with minimal disruption in social activities and work. In dementia is, the ability is still there, but self-sufficiency in life is interrupted, for example, does not care about clothes, neglect of work and family responsibilities. In severe dementia, was required supervision. 

There are some classic signs of diidap by most patients at an early stage, and can be used as a guide esesmen needs of Alzheimer's disease. Namely, the early signs of short-term memory loss, decline of memory function. Learning and Retaining new information, difficulty learning new things, to repeat something, and forget to talk and promises. Reasoning and abstaktive thought, difficulty reading a calendar, to understand a joke or a set time; difficulty calculating checkbook, cooking or tasks that require sequential steps.

Judment and planning, anticipating problems or perceive the consequences of an event or action, is unable to solve everyday problems, such as how to act when the stove is lit, difficulty following directions or finding a way back. In speaking, very difficult to find the right words in expressing thoughts, even in following conversations.
 

"The symptoms are not necessarily establish a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Still needed family history, physical examination, functional, mental status esesmen, investigation, determination of diagnostic criteria, and diagnostic evaluation," explained Sidiarto.
 

Although not much is known in Indonesia, this kind of casuistic interference has been found in this country. Alzheimer's is feared in the U.S. and Europe, because it is the number four cause of death after cancer, heart disease and stroke. In addition, dementia of Alzheimer's show symptoms of severe behavior disorders and bad for the people and the environment.
 

The experts in Indonesia is now beginning to realize the need to establish a special agency, which deals with dementia (Alzheimer's) and other related issues, along with the increasing number of elderly and the factors other triggers. This association is expected to be multidisciplinary, because the problem of dementia is a complex problem. Many countries already have similar containers, including in Singapore.

Alzheimer's Digelarnya own seminar intended to increase public awareness and physicians about dementia issues. The problem then, especially if the container has been formed, is how the funds and personnel needs to be pulled together well, to overcome the cost issue to address cases of memory problems that arise. This, of course, especially for those who are economically weak. The cost is relatively large. For example Alzheimer's dementia, drugs needed to be taken every day, the price is far above the ability of the economically weak. Not to mention for the treatment or care (Caregiving) patients.