What is Alzheimer’s?

What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s disease is a disease of the brain that causes progressive loss of all cognitive functions, primarily memory, and is characterized microscopically by abnormal protein storage in the brain. What is Alzheimer’s? Dementia, commonly known as dementia, means “progressive loss of memory, language, arithmetic, decision-making, attention and other cognitive functions.” Not every…

The Fall in the Elderly

The Fall In The Elderly Falling in the elderly is a major public problem in terms of its medical and economic consequences. In addition to the fall, the highest mortality and disability are seen in the elderly group.  One third of the population over 75 years of age falls at least once a year. Causes…

Dementia

Dementia, Delirium, Depression Definition Dementia is popularly known as “dotage”. Depression is a more familiar word that is frequently heard in daily life and it is the “inability to enjoy life”. Delirium, on the other hand, is a lesser-known term that can be described as a kind of “madness” as its name suggests, but in…

Healthy Eating

Recommendations for healthy eating in old age and before. Health eating is important in every age period. However questions and answers about the subjects that individuals should pay attention after the age of 50 are summarized below:   What should be the amount of food? Although the answer to this question varies according to the…