Researchers have discovered ten early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, including stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue, hearing loss.
- Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia according to the WHO, accounting for 60 to 70% of cases.
- The earlier Alzheimer’s disease is detected, the more its progression can be slowed and the patient’s quality of life improved.
- The authors of a new study highlight a link between ten pathologies and the occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease within fifteen years after their onset, including stress, anxiety, hearing loss, etc.
The number of people with dementia in Europe will almost double by 2050, to 14,298,671 in the European Union and 18,846,286 in Europe as a whole, according to forecastsAlzheimer Europe.
Detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier
The most common type of dementia, in 60 to 70% of cases, is Alzheimer’s disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Currently, there is no cure for this disease.but appropriate care can slow its progression and improve the life of the patient and those around them.”, can we read on the website of the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm). To do this, the key is to detect the disease as early as possible.
In a study published in the journal The Lancetresearchers have found a link between ten pathologies and the development of Alzheimer’s disease in the fifteen years after the onset of the disease.
Stress, anxiety, depression… 10 symptoms of Alzheimer’s diseases
To do this, they studied data from 80,000 patients. Half developed Alzheimer’s disease and the other half, called the control group, never suffered from neurodegenerative disease. Among 123 different health factors, the authors highlight a link between ten pathologies and the occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease in the fifteen years after their onset:
- The stress
- Anxiety
- The Depression
- Hearing loss
- Memory loss
- The constipation
- Tiredness
- There cervical spondyloarthrosis
- The falls
- Sudden weight loss
Previous studies have already shown a link between certain diseases and Alzheimer’s. These jobs showed, for example, that anxiety was a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease. Others, published in the journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapyindicate that people aged 18 to 65 who suffer from chronic stress or depression have a twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
However, the researchers’ results show a link between these diseases and Alzheimer’s, but this does not mean that you will have it if you suffer from it. With the number of cases increasing, this type of study could help develop earlier screening.
