Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Mind Map by Chris Ninh

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Alzheimer's by Mind Map: Alzheimer's

1. Symptoms of Alzheimer

1.1. 3 main stage of alzheimer

1.1.1. 1st stage

1.1.1.1. Learning and memory difficulty

1.1.1.2. Thinking and planning difficulty

1.1.2. 2nd stage

1.1.2.1. Speaking and understanding speeches difficulty

1.1.2.2. Sense of time and place difficulty

1.1.3. 3rd stage

1.1.3.1. Lost ability to communicate

1.1.3.2. Forgetting family members

1.1.3.3. No longer able to take care of themselves

2. How does Alzheimer occurs

2.1. Plaques

2.1.1. Amyloid beta clumps up

2.2. Tangles

2.2.1. Tau protein attaches to each other inside the neuron

3. Alzheimer's cure

3.1. Currently no cure

3.2. There are medicines that makes symptoms better for patient

3.3. Research shown that people that learns more are less likely to develop Alzheimer's symptoms although they have it

4. What is Alzheimer

4.1. Progressive disease that affects our brain

5. Alzheimer's History

5.1. Founded in 1906 by Dr. Alois Alzheimer after performing an autopsy on one of his patient named Auguste

5.1.1. Auguste came to Dr. Alois because people think she is delusional and she could not remember anything but Dr.Alois could not diagnose her illness