Charlie as a 61 year-old man who, over the past 6 months, has begun to notice th

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Charlie as a 61 year-old man who, over the past 6 months, has begun to notice that his memory is "not quite what it used to be." He misplaces his wallet and car keys at least twice a week, and will spend hours looking for them. At his wife's insistence, he has begun to make lists of chores and other appointments, so he does not forget about them. His wife has also noticed that he tends to repeat questions that she has previously answered.

One day, Charlie lost his balance on the stairs and fell. He was taken to the emergency room and examined. All of Charlie's test results came back normal. He did not have any head injuries or other serious bodily harm. However, his right arm and hip were badly bruised. As a result, the doctors gave him a painkiller and kept him for observation for the next few hours. About an hour after the painkillers were given to Charlie, he began acting very unusual. He struggled to answer questions for doctors, nurses, and his wife. His attention seemed to shift and fade in and out rapidly. A little while later, he began to wonder where he was, and called his wife of 30 years a different name. She told doctors that it was as if, "he just didn't recognize her."

What disorder(s) might Charlie be struggling with? How do you know? What could the doctors and Charlie's wife do to help him?

Charlie as a 61 year-old man wno, over the past 6 months, has begun to notice that his memory is "not quite what it used to be." He misplaces his wallet and car keys at least twice a week, and will spend hours looking for them. At his wife's insistence, he has begun to make lists of chores and other appointments, so he does not forget about them. His wife has also noticed that he tends to repeat questions that she has previously answered One day, Charlie lost his balance on the stairs and fell. He was taken to the emergency room and examined. All of Charlie's test results came back normal. He did not have any head injuries or other serious bodily harm. However, his righl arm and hip were badly bruised. As a result, the doctors gave him a painkiller and kept him for observation for the next few hours About an hour after the painkillers were given to Charlie, he began acting very unusual. He struggled to answer questions for dactors, nurses, and his wife. His attention seemed to shift and fade in and out rapidly. A little while later, he began to wonder where he was, and called his wife of 30 years a different name. She told dactors that it was as if, "he just didn't recognize her."

Explanation / Answer

Charlie is suffereing from Alzheimer, I have read about memory loss and types in text books and on internet. Alzheimer is a condition of memory loss that interferes with day to day functioning of human brain. The symptoms of Alzheimer usually begins after the age of 60 and is the most common form of dementia. In alzeihmer a person faces with forgetfulness, mental confusion, difficuilty in concentrating. Charlie's Alzheimer has aggrevated after the accident, hence Charlie had started to forget about his wife's name. These are the following symptoms of Alzeihmer diease:

1) There is increase in forgetfullness or mild confusion. Forgetfulness in appointments, conversations or events. Routinely misplace objects and put them in illogical locations

2) Getting lost in familar places (Charlie forgot that he was admitted in hospital)

3)Eventually they may forget family members and everyday objects

4) There are some behavioural changes such as mood swings, apathy, social withdrawal, irritability, wandering, delusions (such as believing that something has been stolen)

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