Alzheimers - Diagnosis And Treatment Final Draft

ALZHEIMER’S: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT Trey Hughes, 7th ISM – Spring Semester 2019 Mrs. Click

DISCLAIMER: SOME OF INFORMATION USED IN THIS PRESENTATION COMES FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES.

My Mentor • My mentor is Dr. Amir Salim M.D. P.A. He works at his own clinic at 450 North Texas Avenue. • Dr. Salim is general practitioner that specializes in family medicine. • He went to Baylor, and has been practicing since 1998. • My topic is Alzheimer’s, and since I’ve been there, we have had quite a few people inflicted with the disease.

Introduction to ISM ■ ISM is a high school class that gives students the ability to be mentored by a professional in their field of interest. ■ It requires 3 hours of mentorship and 2 hours of activity a week, totally 27 mentorship hours in nine weeks. ■ Activity logs are required each week to document what we have learned and observed that week. ■ Every nine weeks, we receive an evaluation by our mentor. ■ Each semester, we create a project centering around of topic that interests us.

Project Topic

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My topic is about the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer’s.

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I chose this topic because of the fact that the disease is very interesting, and being that I have a family member afflicted with the disease, I felt it is my duty to know as much as I can about it.

Key Points ■ What Alzheimer’s Is ■ Diagnosis ■ Treatment ■ Pathology

■ Risk Factors

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What Alzheimer’s Is ■ Definition ■ What it does to the brain ■ Brief History

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Diagnosis ■ Indicators of Alzheimer’s ■ Typical age range and demographics inflicted with Alzheimer’s

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Treatment ■ Medical ■ Nursing Homes ■ Alternative treatments

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Pathology ■ Tau Hypothesis

■ Beta Amyloid ■ Acetylcholine

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Risk Factors ■ Environmental ■ Lifestyle ■ Genetic

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Research Topics

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Treatments for Alzheimer’s and their effectiveness

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Pathology of Alzheimer’s: Tau and Beta Amyloid

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Risk factors that have been linked to Alzheimer’s

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Diagnostic techniques to identify Alzheimer’s

Current Event www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/g um-disease-causing-bacteria-could-spuralzheimer-s My current event is the recently discovered link between Alzheimer’s and a certain type of gum disease, which had been found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. This ties into my topic because of how the pathology of Alzheimer’s is impacted by this disease. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Product ■

My product will be a tri-fold board explaining the pathology of Alzheimer’s.

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First, I will gather the materials for the tri-fold, including glue and pictures.

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Then, I will glue on the info and pictures on the tri-fold board.

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Weebly Link ■ https://treyhughes-springismportfolio.weebly.com/

Conclusion From this, I hope to gain a better understanding on how Alzheimer’s works and how it affects the brain. Also, I hope to share information about the disease with you, and for you to have a better understanding of the disease as well.

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Thank you ■

Dr. Salim, Mrs. Click, my family for being so supportive, and everybody at the clinic!

Work Cited KaiserJan, Jocelyn, et al. “Gum Disease–Causing Bacteria Could Spur Alzheimer's.” Science | AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 5 Feb. 2019, www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/gum-disease-causing-bacteriacould-spur-alzheimer-s