Atención a la enfermedad de Alzheimerperspectiva bioética

Resumo

lt is evident there is a strong concern about the increasing number of ancient in our socie-ties and the enormous demands that they will cause, especially if they have orare prone to chronic and disabling processes such as Alzheimer's Disease (later, EA )1. Dementia is a mental disorder is more prevalen! in older people, creates a difficult dilemma and majar problems in geriatric care. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia among people over 65 years. This central nervous system (CNS) disease is characterized by the occurrence of syndromes. Evolves gradually and progressively from two to ten years (in some extreme cases these patients live to 25 years with the disease). Face an enormous and multidimensional challenge means that these patients to give us an opportunity to exercise our responsibilities and that the Bioethics can prudence and kindness reply to all the discuss provocated by Alzheimer disease.