Risk Factors

Age

Age is undoubtedly the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's usually occurs in people who are older than 65 years and rarely affects people under 40 In the under 65 year olds, only 3% are affected, at the age of 80-90 it is already at least one in four affected and with the over 90-year-olds, almost half suffer from dementia.

Cardiovascular factors

Both cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's wear reduction in cognitive and even seem to reinforce each other. It is believed that people with cardiovascular problems get more of a "silent stroke", and studies have shown that people with "silent strokes" have an increased risk of developing dementia. Many risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, such as

• High blood pressure
• high cholesterol
• Diabetes
• High homocysteine levels
• Overweight and
• Smoking

are also risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. They can be treated well or be reduced by changes in lifestyle. Let us examine from the doctor on these risk factors and appropriate treatment.

Genetics

The rare form of Alzheimer's disease, before the 65th Age occurs, is clearly genetically determined, however, concerns only a fraction of less than 5% of all sufferers. A mutation on chromosome 19 is associated with Alzheimer's form of late (the most common), in conjunction, but not every person who has this chromosomal change, developed the disease. The relationship between genetic predisposition and the late form of Alzheimer's disease is not fully known.