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Inthisstudy,nearly7500longtermelderlypatientsinanursinghomeinaPolish
providencewereexamined.ThepurposeofthestudywastodiscovervariationsinAlzheimer's
andhowprevalentitwas.About3percentofpatientswerediagnosedwithAlzheimersatthe
ageof79.82.Alzheimersisconsideredadiseaseofthenervoussystemwhichcausespeopleto
forgetthings.Theamountofforgetfulnessvariesontheseverityofeachindividualsdisease.
AccordingtotheCentralStatisticalOfficelocatedinPoland,Diseasesrelevanttothehealth
statusofthegeneralPolishpopulationisbeingconstantlyobserved.Thishasacorrelation
concerningbehavioraldisordersthatariseinthisspecificstudy.
Alzheimersisdefinedasagradualincreaseindementialikesymptomsthatoccurovera
longperiodoftime.IninstanceswhereonedevelopsAlzheimersbeforetheageof65,itis,in
mostcases,relatedtoageneticmutation.Thismeansthatapriorrelativehad,orcurrentlyhas
Alzheimers.Inaparticularstudy,thediagnosiswasthe.04percentofpeopleweretodevelop
alzheimer'sbeforetheageof65,while96percentdevelopedthediseasebeyondtheageof65.
Inconfirmationofthecurrentstudy,youngerpeopleandthosearoundtheageof65hide
thelargestamountsofgreymatteratrophyinthebrain.Ontheotherendofthespectrum,those
overtheageof65hadanoticeablydifferentamountandhadanatrophichippocampus.Thisis
significantinrecollectionofmemory,bothinthepastandpresent.Thisisaclearindicatorthat
thereisalikelihoodinmanytoobtainthisdiseasebeyondtheageof65,regardlessofgenes.
Inaddition,studieshaveevidencesupportingthatthereareavarietyofhuman
interactions,environmentalfactors,andculturaldifferencesthatcancontributetothelikelihood
ofAlzheimersdisease.IntheresearchdoneinPodlaskieprovince,inPoland,about7500people

among1.2millionshowedalackofabilitytoacknowledgeandperformactivitiesofdailyliving.
Amongthese7500,210sufferedfromdementiainAlzheimersdisease,while227sufferedfrom
Alzheimers.
Inconclusionofthisstudy,theimpactofAlzheimersdiseaseisconfirmedabouthow
devastatingandrelevantpriorstudieshavebeen.Theresearchstatesandimpliesthatthereare
multitudesofaspectsofdailylifestylehabitsthatleadtoanoverallcontributionoflikelinessof
gettingAlzheimersdisease.Despitetherebeingnocure,therearemoreandmoremethodsto
reducetheseverityofonesdementiaaswellaspreventativestepsonecantaketodeclinethe
chancesofgettingAlzheimers.
Ithoughtthatthiswasaveryinterestingstudy.Ialwaysfinditfascinatingtoreadabout
progressionandstatisticaldataaboutaspecifictypeofdisease.ParticularlyAlzheimers,
becauseitdoesaffectsomanyindividualsaswellastheirfamilies.ImnotsayingthatIam
happyaboutthedisease,butIdolikeseeingandstayinginformedabouttheresearchprogression
thatisbeingdone.
Overall,someoftheweaknessesIthoughtwerethattheydidntreallyhaveany
necessaryreasontofollowthroughwiththisstudy,thereisempiricaldatainsomanydifferent
culturesthatvaryanditwouldvebeeneasiertojustfindcorrelativedataanddatathatdoesnt
coincide.However,itwasreassurancethatthedatatheyfoundaboutvaryingeffectsacross
cultureswasinfact,accurate.Someofthestrengthswerethatthedatawasfoundspecificallyby
themselves,sotheresearchersknewitwasaccurate.Theyalsousedspecificexamplesfrom
otherstudiesandprovidedalotofsufficientevidencetohelpprovetheirmainpoint.
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