2007-01-19 16:08:56 · 8 answers · asked by allu 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Not the same. Alzheimer's is a physical deterioration of the brain which results in a loss of cognitive abilities. Insanity is an outdated term for certain psychiatric illnesses that feature psychosis, or a loss of touch with reality.
2007-01-19 16:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by doug k 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well alzheimers, for back round usually starts to appear in the 40's or 50's. It is a memory impairment, which causes people to forget the later parts of their lives generally, and remember the earlier years as a teen or maybe a little into their twenties.
People with Alzheimers frequently are called 'insane', though this is incorrect, you see, 'insane' has a synonym, which is 'dementia', and dementia is not Alzheimers, but a symptom.
That answer will not help at all I don't think its all jumbled together, sorry, but it makes sense to me.
2007-01-20 00:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by tieshantiger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this time, insanity can be reversed with treatment. So far, Alzheimer's is not.
And no, they are not the same, although some of the pathological reasons behind these two conditions are quite similar.
2007-01-20 00:14:47 · answer #3 · answered by krazykritik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK whats the difference between getting run over by a gravel truck on a crosswalk...Or getting your head blown off by a sniper..Go figure
2007-01-20 00:15:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are not the same. Look them up on google and see for yourself. Educate yourself. I'm too tired to do that for you.
2007-01-20 00:19:36 · answer #5 · answered by MISS-MARY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ultimately you will not thinking with either of these disorders
2007-01-20 00:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by yezznoyezzno 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are completely different entities.
Why would you think they are the same?
2007-01-20 00:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by MsNobody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are not even close.. alsimers(spelt wrong) shuts down ur nervous system.. where as insanity is ALL IN YOUR HEAD!!!
2007-01-20 00:13:16 · answer #8 · answered by kute_regina_gal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋