Arthur Copes has more than three decades of experience in the field of medicine. After completing his tenure at Wayne Triche and Associates, Arthur Copes started Bio Wellness, a company that provides health care to patients suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's disease is one of the common causes of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other cognitive impairments that interfere with daily life. The major known risk factor is getting older, and the majority of Alzheimer's patients are over 65. Alzheimer's isn't just a disease of old age, however. Alzheimer's disease can strike people under 65 years old, in which case it is known as early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease is a rare type of Alzheimer's disease that occurs before the age of 65, generally between 30 and 60. Genetics and other features such as the age of onset determine it. A patient with familial Alzheimer's disease has at least one first-degree relative who has had early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Familial Alzheimer's disease generally refers to a group of people having the disease in one or more generations. Non-familial Alzheimer's disease in which hereditary risk factors are modest or unknown is called sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease worsens over time. It is a degenerative disease in which dementia symptoms inevitably worsen as the years pass. In the early stages, patients experience mild memory loss, but people with late-stage Alzheimer's lose their ability to converse and respond to their surroundings. In the United States, Alzheimer's disease is one of the leading causes of death. A person with Alzheimer's disease lives on average four to eight years after diagnosis, but they may live up to 20 years with the disease.
