Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most dreaded life taking diseases of the world. Being incurable, this disease is believed to be in common in people of over sixty years of age. But this view has been slightly changed by the alarming increase in number of patients over the last few years. Researches have shown a steady increase in the number of death due to Alzheimer’s disease, and further researches into the matter by trusted teams of scientists and medical practitioners, claim that the number of patients would be multiplied by four over the next forty to fifty years.

The Alzheimer’s disease was first detected, studied and explained by Alios Alzheimer, a psychiatrist of German origin and the disease is now recognized and named after him. The Alzheimer’s disease is mainly detected through symptoms of memory loss and slower working of brain .Though mainly concerned with age; long periods of continuous stress are also believed to be one of the main reasons for the development of the disease. The actual cause behind the eruption of the disease is yet to be proved. At an advanced stage of the disease with passage of time a number of symptoms are seen. Patients of Alzheimer’s disease are commonly found to be indecisive and they are unable to recollect recently learned facts.

They are often confused and may get irritated easily with or without substantial reasons. Another common symptom of the disease includes great amount of aggression which might get harmful for the patient too. As more time passes the capability to express emotions also declines and the senses become week. The patients show quick and complete change of mood and behavior and may start to fumble while trying to speak quickly. At a much progressed level of the disease the capability of the brain to retain and collect facts weakens to great extents, and may also result in complete memory loss for long term.

The malfunctioning of the body is also accompanied by malfunctioning of the body with the ordinary functions being performed by the body being lost and resulting in early death. The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are often not taken very seriously and this may result in the diseases being undiagnosed for years together. After a complete psychological test of the individual the detection is accompanied by a brain scan.

The live span of individuals after being affected by the disease is reduced over a number of years and the maximum time recorded after being affected by the disease is a life of not more than over fifteen years. Alzheimer’s disease is proved to be incurable and hence the patients are treated by medicines that reduce the discomfort caused by the disease. Often they need a caregiver or an individual who is close to the patient and gives him/her mental and psychological comfort and support. However, continuous research is still being carried out over the disease and due to its rapidly increasing counts of patients, this illness has been termed as the “the disease of the century.