Can Medical Treatments Cause Alzheimers Disease?

🔍 Ever wondered if Alzheimer's disease could sneak up through unexpected ways? Did you know a study was released that showed medical treatments can cause Alzheimer's? Dive into our latest video where we unravel a groundbreaking study released on January 29th, 2024, that might just change everything we know about Alzheimer's. 🧬

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[00:00:00] Introduction to a groundbreaking question: Can medical treatments cause Alzheimer's?
[00:00:23] The sporadic vs. familial paths.
[00:01:43] Iatrogenic Alzheimer's disease.
[00:02:19] Unintended consequences.
[00:03:22] Tracing the effects of contaminated human growth hormone.
[00:07:10] Why this research matters for future prevention and treatment.
[00:09:04] Dispelling myths: Is Alzheimer's contagious?

[sillililli]

I'd seen a video of an elderly man in a nursing home who just sat, head down to his chest, and waited if you know what I mean. He had no life in him; no interest, didn't talk. His daughter remembered how much music meant to him, her Dad would sing all the time and dance around the house. She decided to bring him earplugs and a playlist of the big band music he loved. She filmed it and put it on YT. He instantly lifted his head and his eyes got bright, then he started to sing along with the music and tap his toes to it, very animated. He became very cognitive, holding conversations with his daughter about the music, he remembered the bands, who the singers were, who wrote the tune, etc. The Director of the Nursing home took notice and was intrigued with the result. He decided to try it on other patients, with varying results, one woman was given music from her era; '50s/'60s, and she too came to life. I don't remember if the gentleman was suffering from dementia or not, but, I thought I'd share this with all of you. Energy, frequency, and vibration play a bigger role than we realize, IMO. Each organ has its own frequency, I wonder if there is any work being done on this kind of research.

[emilyfeagin]

I have seen people decline after medical treatment
I know its anecdotal, but this think the area deserves more study
Thank you for speaking out

[jelias]

I was a CNA in nursing homes for six years and when I started I was told that people that get hip replacement surgery never/rarely come back the same. Meaning that they usually end up with some form of cognitive impairment. I wonder if this could be what’s happening to them?

[RandomJane]

My grandmother was fine before knee replacement surgery. As soon as she came out of surgery she changed. She started retelling stories related to the knee surgery over and over and over like a loop. She lost her short-term memory within the next few months. She was in her late 80's when she had surgery. I think the anesthesia may have precipitated her alzheimers. She was probably headed for it anyway but it may have sped up the process.

[G.G.GG]

Families of older folks could have attested to this long ago. My mom underwent heart surgery plus had a bad flu with hospital treatment then a broken hip. Each time under anesthesia, especially, took away cognitive function. There's improvement fortunately, in anesthesia these days, but still, age and other conditions must be given more weight when considering any procedure. My heart surgeon refused to even listen to my autoimmune and genetic condition concerns. Specialists seem to think their body part of choice stands alone. In truth, EVERY procedure affects the whole body and brain. There's been evidence of this for a long time.

[michelleholt]

My husband died late last year from Alzheimer's. He was a sportsman and
Physical Education teacher. He was extremely sociable and outgoing. Following a hip rep!pavement (when he received an overdose of morphine) he became delirious and his behaviour never recovered. He then had two further ops and deteriorated further which resulted in a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. I have always believed that this was due to the anaesthesia.
Separately, I am curious about this new research, since I recall that CJD also became known as "Mad Cow Disease" due to being also acquired from eating contaminated meat. This was a massive story in the UK in the 1980s.

[zqjylhr]

Hi there, my mom has had Alzheimer’s for 10 years now and it began after extensive Oral surgery which caused a stroke. I so appreciate all the support you give us here ! ❤️❤️❤️

[ckqxkvi]

I believe anesthesia can trigger it. My mom had surgery and it began to excel my mom's dementia at a rapid pace afterwards

[jenniferhill]

This is mind blowing to me because my father was fine not showing any signs of cognitive impairment then he got pneumonia spent a long time in hospital and developed delirium and never cognitively recovered which ended in a combined dementia/alzheimers diagnosis. This just might explain something that has always bothered me about the development of the illness in my father.

[lindaperry]

Are you saying some who were treated with human growth hormone back in the 70’s may have been contaminated. My daughter had growth hormone from the Hershey Medical Center back then. We were contacted abt that disease, creutzfeld Jakob. She has other problems since birth, but she is now 51 and mentally regressing. Memory and mental functioning. So this is extremely interesting to me. By the way, my husband just died of alzeimers in sept.

[robinswaytoday]

My husband went into post surgery delirium after his back surgery. Now he is having some cognitive decline. He is still doing well but it is very concerning hearing about this study.

[kookykreek]

This freaks me out because I know someone who works in a hospital and cleans the surgical equipment, and she says they are NOT cleaned adequately and lot of the time.

[shawnagutierrez]

Yes, please! Please be the Careblazer who brings new Medical information to Humanity!

[Alex-ycqy]

I recently read that most people over 55 already have amyloid plaque in the brain but do not have cognitive impairment. So according to this we all, seniors, have plaque occurring. This article also stated that plaque may not be the big problem. Rather it is a protein that is being removed from the brain resulting in cognitive problems, and that people with normal levels of this protein do not show impairment, low levels are present with impairment. The suggestion is that therapy should focus on restoring normal levels of this protein, not trying to get rid of plaque. Thank you

[stevegoodman]

I just wanted to thank you Dr Natali, you have saved me with all your information and awesome videos. I have just had to put my wife in a facility and I wouldn't have survived without you and the Alzheimer Society of Windsor-Essex county. People are so uneducated about Dementia and your efforts are noticed by myself and other caregivers.

[cathypurnell]

You can’t imagine how much of a blessing you are to me right now. I’m so grateful for the information. Thank You 🌸

[AuntSaraALZ]

Absolutely value this type of information - and guest experts in clinical and research priceless! Want to be fully informed. Anything on prevention greatly appreciated as well. Once you see it in a loved one you want to make sure this never happens to you. Thx for all you do. 💜

[mitzismith]

Yes, 💯% I would like to see videos like this as well. This video is an eye opener. Lots of things in the past 4 years have been an eye opener.

[plumeria]

I thought you would discuss the role of anesthesia in bring on dementia. This new information is much appreciated.

[tessapiotrowskikristensen]

YES, please, more info like this. Thank your for making the article accessible to us.