Alzheimer's disease: case report

Abstract

Introduction: Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with characteristic neuropathological changes, it is the most common form of dementia.As a definitive diagnosis requires neuropathological examination, clinical criteria have been established for the diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease, its prevalence will increase considerably in the coming years, at the rate of increase in the proportion of older people, measures to mitigate risk in middle age can potentially prevent or postpone up to 40 % of dementia cases. Objective: To determine the management and therapeutics of Alzheimer's disease in a clinical case to establish novel and instructive elements of the disease. Methodology: descriptive, retrospective clinical case study. The technique used for the collection of the information of the case will be through the review of clinical history and for the description of the pathology will be through the compilation of articles extracted from recognized databases such as: Scopus, PorQuest, Pubmed, web of science, lilacs. Inclusion criteria: articles published in the last 5 years, in Spanish and English. The legal ethical process is fulfilled with the patient's consent signatura. Results: 40-year-old female patient, presenting significant neuropsychological symptoms, classified by extension tests as moderate Alzheimer's disease, with MOCCA 6/30, multidisciplinary and pharmacological treatment was implemented with rivastigmine, sertraline and memantine, with subsequent improvement of MOCCA 11/30, and then to 17/30, showing a favorable clinical evolution. Conclusion: an accurate diagnosis, by means of an adequate clinical history, where the risk factors are collected, is vital to approach the diagnosis, after which the patient should be placed in his level of severity by means of complementary studies, finally, if the patient receives a multidisciplinary approach, he will have a favorable clinical evolution, improving the quality of life of the patient and his family.