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The disease or Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative disease that affects the brain, primarily affects the functioning of memory causing the person with lose the notions of space and time.

Reaches old age above 65 years and according to polls the more advanced age, the greater the risk and its rate increases in the population over 85 years, causing brain atrophy and increased risk of throat infections. It is a degenerative disease that primarily affects the body’s neurons and is not contagious or infectious.

According to these same surveys, Alzheimer’s affects more women than men, which can be attributed to the fact that they live longer than them. The most frequent symptom, which manifests itself more sharply, is the constant memory leak that causes one to forget completely the facts, often lose track of where you are totally losing their autonomy of movement, which makes it dangerous to leave alone.

Due to constant memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease is popularly known as dementia and confused with senility. At the first signs different in the elderly, such as mood swings, lack of interest in routine habits such as bathing, taking care of their appearance, memory lapses, it is important that the family seek medical help for proper evaluation so that it maintains a good quality of life even with some limitations. Read the rest of this entry »

Expressive aphasia is a type of aphasia in which the person loses the ability to communicate with others. This is actually a brain disorder that occurs when the front portion thereof is damaged or not fully developed. This type of aphasia is known in terms of clinical neuropsychology as Broca’s aphasia, while in cognitive neuropsychology, is known as aphasia agrammatism.

This disorder is associated with underdevelopment of the Broca area of the brain, which refers to the left posterior inferior frontal. At the same time, the anterior region of the brain may be damaged or poorly developed. A person suffering from expressive aphasia are unable to speak and write, although it is able to understand and perceive what’s happening around your environment.

In such circumstances, the person will have difficulty initiating speech Read the rest of this entry »

Neurology is the specialty of medicine applied to diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles.

What neurologists tend to treat diseases?
Circulatory diseases of the brain, such as thrombosis and bleeding. Migraine headaches, neuralgia and other special pains. Brain tumors. Dementias (Alzheimer’s and others). Meningitis, encephalitis and other nervous system infections. Epilepsies. Parkinson’s disease, tremor, tics and other movement disorders. Multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, polyneuropathy, muscular dystrophy, ataxias … And a long list that includes almost any cause paralysis.

Neurologists do not usually treat: psychological disorders or mental cause, such as depression, insomnia or anxiety. These are treated by psychiatrists. Surgical interventions in the brain, which are performed by neurosurgeons.