Psychology: Alzherimer’s Condition
Just like a number of people have opined, if I was to die of Alzheimer’s I would prefer to know ten years in advance. According to (), some a number of prefer early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s because it enables the patient and their families enough time to prepare for the future. Moreover, experts have opined that earlier detection of Alzheimer’s will ensure that drugs can be administered when the condition is still at its early stages, this may have the potential of clearing the traces of the disease.
Also, probably with the new technology it would be possible to develop medication that is possible to stop the disease in its tracks; this would prevent people from showing the symptoms because the disease would have been cleared in the body system. Moreover, according to (), the early detection would provide the potential of transformation in the way doctors diagnoses Alzheimer’s which will greatly enhance the efforts in the development of new treatments.
However, other people do not want to know their Alzheimer’s status, first because currently it has no medication. Moreover, the existing drugs do not work for everyone. According to (), the current diagnosis is based on memory tests and very expensive brain scans that in many cases cannot be afforded by many. However a decisive proof of the disease can only be determined by examining the patient’s brain after death so many people usually avoid the trauma that may come with early detection of Alzheimer’s.
Work cited
Alzheimer’s Association. “2018 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures.” Alzheimer’s & Dementia 14.3 (2018): 367-429.
den Haan, Jurre, et al. “Retinal thickness correlates with parietal cortical atrophy in early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and controls.” Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring 10 (2018): 49-55.
Macrae, Fiona. “Eye Test That Spots Alzheimer’s 20 Years Before Symptoms: Middle-aged Could Be Screened at Routine Optician’s Visit.” Mail Online, 15 Jan (2010) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243181/Simple-eye-test-Alzheimers-catch-disease-crucial-early-stage.html.
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Psychology: Alzherimer’s Condition
Just like a number of people have opined, if I was to die of Alzheimer’s I would prefer to know ten years in advance. According to (), some a number of prefer early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s because it enables the patient and their families enough time to prepare for the future. Moreover, experts have opined that earlier detection of Alzheimer’s will ensure that drugs can be administered when the condition is still at its early stages, this may have the potential of clearing the traces of the disease.
Also, probably with the new technology it would be possible to develop medication that is possible to stop the disease in its tracks; this would prevent people from showing the symptoms because the disease would have been cleared in the body system. Moreover, according to (), the early detection would provide the potential of transformation in the way doctors diagnoses Alzheimer’s which will greatly enhance the efforts in the development of new treatments.
However, other people do not want to know their Alzheimer’s status, first because currently it has no medication. Moreover, the existing drugs do not work for everyone. According to (), the current diagnosis is based on memory tests and very expensive brain scans that in many cases cannot be afforded by many. However a decisive proof of the disease can only be determined by examining the patient’s brain after death so many people usually avoid the trauma that may come with early detection of Alzheimer’s.
Work cited
Alzheimer’s Association. “2018 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures.” Alzheimer’s & Dementia 14.3 (2018): 367-429.
den Haan, Jurre, et al. “Retinal thickness correlates with parietal cortical atrophy in early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and controls.” Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring 10 (2018): 49-55.
Macrae, Fiona. “Eye Test That Spots Alzheimer’s 20 Years Before Symptoms: Middle-aged Could Be Screened at Routine Optician’s Visit.” Mail Online, 15 Jan (2010) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243181/Simple-eye-test-Alzheimers-catch-disease-crucial-early-stage.html.