Alzheimer’s is a disease that can be observed by symptoms of
memory loss and decrease cognitive brain function. There are no current treatments
and the mechanisms of the disease development and progression are not fully
understood. It is thought that that the cause of neuronal damage in people with
Alzheimer’s disease is due chronic inflammatory processes. Recent studies have highlighted a few players
of inflammation such as Amyloid-beta (Aβ) and glial cells that are thought
to have a significant role in Alzheimer’s related neuronal damage. The
protein identified as Amyloid-beta (Aβ) has been shown to form plaque with in
the brain of Alzheimer patients resulting in neuronal damage. Additionally studies
have identified that unregulated microglia activation is thought to be a
mediator of neuronal degeneration. These are just a few of the hypothesized culprits
of the neuronal damage observed in Alzheimer’s disease. With each additional study the facets of
Alzheimer’s disease are slowly being unraveled with hopes for identifying a treatable
mechanism.
When a loved one has Alzheimer's, many symptoms will be at play that will take a toll on the patient and the patient's entire family. If you have a loved one with Alzheimer's, then family therapy is a good idea for the following reasons.
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