Stages and Life Expectancy of Alzheimer's Disease

5 Stages of Alzheimers disease: What to expect and what to do.
Dr. Paulien Moyaert describes the different stages of Alzheimer's disease and what to expect as the disease progresses, as well as the average life expectancy for someone with Alzheimer's disease.

- Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia.
- Other types are vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia and lewy body dementia.
- Alzheimer’s disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.
- There are five stages associated with Alzheimer’s disease: Preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, mild alzheimer's disease, moderate Alzheimer’s disease, and severe Alzheimer’s disease.
- On average, people with Alzheimer's disease live between 8 and 12 years after diagnosis, but some survive 20 years or more.

Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
0:20 Preclinical Alzheimer's disease
1:00 Mild Cognitive Impairment
1:26 Mild Alzheimer's disease
2:13 Real life example
2:40 Moderate Alzheimer's disease
3:14 Real life example (2)
3:26 Sever Alzheimer's disease
3:33 Mnemonic
3:58 Cause of Death
4:08 Life Expectancy
4:15 The End.

[robertlee]

I have a aunt who’s 84 years old & was just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s April of 2023, she now is in the stages where she forgets things, is argumentative, wants to talk to her mother who has been deceased for over 20 years, has hallucinations of people who aren’t there, drove well over 100 miles away from her house & recked her van, thankfully we found her because there was a amber alert put out for her & the police found her, so now we keep her from driving . She wants to go back to her old home, but till knows were she lives now, she had I fight with my mother both emding up with cuts & scrapes & it ended quickly with her falling to the ground losing her balance, she wants to eat every 2 hours forgetting that she ate 2 hours ago, eats stuff she’s not allowed to have so we have to hide it from her, she sometimes can’t remember things that happened years ago, she gets mad frequently . To watch a loved one go through this horrible disease hurts my soul & to know that in just a few years she’s not going to remember any of our family & is just going to weather away slowly it’s a very scary disease to see in person .

[myredpencil]

Yours is the first dementia tutorial I've found that mentions muscle rigidity, thank you! I've been the only caregiver for my 89 year old mom for 7 months now, and she's between middle & late stage. I didn't understand why she can be so stiff when I help her dress sometimes and I don't want to feel like she just isn't cooperating. Good to know it goes with the decline, makes sense. I took care of a quadriplegic veteran for 5 years and a child with muscular dystrophy for 7 years, so I'm familiar with conditions that directly impact muscle flexibility. My mom's posture is terribly hunched (physical therapy starts next week) and she's had several closed-head injuries, both before diagnosis & many, many falls (40+ at my house, only one of which required hospital evaluation). Luckily she's pretty tiny and I have a few skills.

[pintsizestories]

Good instructional video. Something I don't think that is talked about much is that even in the mild stage, the disease really affects life both for the patient and the caregiver. My husband manages just fine if nothing unexpected pops up, but, if something does, he struggles to know what to do. That means that I hesitate to leave him on his own for extended periods of time. Last year I was able to be away for a week but not this year. Because his general health is good, we likely will be dealing with this for many years. It is very isolating for the caregivers. Also meaningful conversations become less and less frequent as the demented person finds language more difficult and memory issues garble their understanding. So you are with a person all day, but the interactions are challenging. This goes on for years, only getting worse.

[BenShimon]

I have mild cognitive impairment. I hate it and it is getting worse. It makes me super sad to know that I am going to forget my family before I die.

[dfbv-tcox]

Alzheimers struggles are gradually fading away, and igrotum is the reason. Notable improvements in cognitive function are truly encouraging.

[dr.paulinemoyaert]

Thank you for watching my video. If you liked it, please consider giving it a thumbs up 👍. Feel free to let me know if you have any questions, I'd be happy to help you ☺.

[dale]

Excellent video. My aunt died of it at 60.

[strukitru]

don't u fall for that "igrotum" scam

[mac-juot]

I pray I never have this as I know I have ADHD.itsbed enough dealing with trying to protect ourselves

[joyezumah]

I'm excited having this training program.

[WSelvig]

If you have this diagnosis, please look into using methylene blue. We reversed my mom’s Alzheimer’s symptoms using Methylene Blue! This brings hope! There is a show on it posted at The Natural Health Researcher YouTube channel.

[tucsonwilly]

Excellent talk with good information based on science.

[Rombizio]

I thought it was 7 stages. From 1A to 7E.

[justiceforall]

How can the information we have on neuropasticity assist and change the brain regarding this disease?

[pajarolocoff]

igrotum is a game-changer in the Alzheimers battle, offering hope and tangible improvements in cognitive abilities.

[crroyql]

igrotum is like a guardian angel for Alzheimers patients, bringing clarity and positive changes to their daily lives.

[insylem]

Would detecting Alzheimers earlier cause insurance companies to drop coverage or jack up rates ?

[georgieippolito]

when you're parents tell you to grow up, don't listen!!!! keep playing with your legos, knex and hotwheels.

train the brain and keep it busy and you won't get Alzheimer's.

I rigged my hotwheels launcher motor with a trampoline inflator pump motor and a bit of grease on the gears. The cars go crazy fast!

[الرقمي]

Alzheimers challenges are becoming less daunting with the help of igrotum. Encouraged by the improvements in daily life.

[VNTSstreded-mnei]

igrotum is a beacon of light in the Alzheimers darkness, bringing about positive changes in memory and mental sharpness.