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    Alzheimer's is more prevalent in the elderly, as displayed by the graph. Ethnic minorities in the u.s. Display an increased prevalence of Alzheimer's related mental ailments. Dementia is a condition of the brain which inhibits memory and perception centers.

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    Alzheimer's is more prevalent in the elderly, as displayed by the graph. Ethnic minorities in the u.s. Display an increased prevalence of Alzheimer's related mental ailments. Dementia is a condition of the brain which inhibits memory and perception centers.

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    Kelly1

    MeganKelly
    ProfessorLynnM.Raymond
    UWRT1203
    10November2015
    VisualsforaSemesterofWork

    Fig.1.DementiaandAlzheimersComparison.
    Source:AlternativesforSeniors,Dementiavs.Alzheimers,2012.

    WhatWouldBeonTheSlide:
    DementiaIsaSymptom
    AlzheimersIsaType
    AlzheimersisSpecificDementia

    Kelly2

    AgeRangesVary
    WhatWouldBeSaid:
    WhileAlzheimersDiseaseisoftenmistakenforDementia,thetwoareactually
    different,asshownbythetable.Dementiaisaconditionofthebrainwhichinhibitsmemoryand
    perceptioncenters,whileAlzheimersisadiseasethatdisplaystheseconditions.Thismeansthat
    DementiaisasymptomofAlzheimerswhileAlzheimersisamorespecifictype.Alzheimers
    Diseasecanoccurinpatientsasyoungas30,forexample,andcaninvolvemoodandpersonality
    changesinadditiontothebasicDementiasymptoms.Manypeopledonotknowthedifferences,
    butitisclearthatthetwoneedtobeabletobedistinguishedfromoneanother.

    Fig.2.AlzheimersPrevalenceWithRelationtoRaceandAge.Source:Prevalenceof
    CognitiveImpairmentinEthnicGroups,USDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.2010.

    Kelly3

    WhatWouldBeonTheSlide:
    OlderPeopleDisplayHigherPrevalence
    MinoritiesDisplayHigherRisk
    LikelyDuetoLivingStandardsandConditions
    WhatWouldBeSaid:
    Alzheimersismoreprevalentintheelderly,asdisplayedbythegraph.Whilethis
    prevalencehasbeenknownforsometimeandmayseemobvious,itisinterestingtonotethatthe
    ethnicminoritiesinAmericadisplayanincreasedprevalenceofAlzheimersrelatedmental
    ailments.Itisbelievedthatthereasonsforthiscouldrangefromlivingconditions,to
    environmentalfactors,andeventosomegeneticriskfactors.

    Fig.3.AlzheimersStagesandtheBrain.
    Source:AlzheimersAssociation,ProgressionThroughtheBrain.2010.
    WhatWouldBeonTheSlide:

    Kelly4

    AlzheimersStagesHaveDifferentPhysiologicalSymptoms
    ProgressionEvidentinMRIScans
    WhatWouldBeSaid:
    AlzheimersDiseasecomeswithphysiologicalsymptomsthatcandisplayaprogressionasthe
    invisiblesymptomsprogress.ThroughMRIscans,doctorscandetecttheprogressionandgive
    prognosesaccordingly.Asshownonthediagram,thediseasestartsinonetinyareaandmigrates
    untilalmosttheentirebrainisaffected.

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