Estudio de caso sobre la cognición en paciente con antecedentes familiares de enfermedad de Alzheimer.

Abstract

This research is a case study, which examined the cognitive status of a patient with a history of Alzheimer's disease (AD) of 59 years of age, belonging to the stage of the life cycle of the elderly. For this, a mixed type methodology was followed, with a qualitative and quantitative approach in which neuropsychological tests, neurocerebral images, a semi-structured interview. The research design is sequential explanatory and is non-experimental. The population to be analyzed is an older adult with a family history of Alzheimer's. The sampling is for convenience, taking into account the inclusion criteria; The sampling unit is the identical relation. The results showed that age is a marked predisposing factor for cognitive decline and is a characteristic to be taken into account for some type of neurodegenerative disease. In addition, the application of imaging tests is a support tool that allows you to observe the structural anatomy of gray matter, white and other brain compositions. On the other hand, it was found that the environment (lifestyle, diet, exercise or habits shared or learned by the individual), are a significant determinant in genotypic alterations for the development of phenotypic alterations that promote a disease.