ALZHEIMER’S:

DIAGNOSIS
AND
TREATMENT
Trey Hughes, 7th
ISM – Spring Semester 2019
Mrs. Click
 DISCLAIMER:
SOME OF INFORMATION USED IN THIS
PRESENTATION COMES FROM OUTSIDE
SOURCES.
My Mentor
• My mentor is Dr. Amir Salim
M.D. P.A. He works at his own
clinic at 450 North Texas
Avenue.
• Dr. Salim is general practitioner
that specializes in family
medicine.
• He went to Baylor, and has been
practicing since 1998.
• My topic is Alzheimer’s, and
since I’ve been there, we have
had quite a few people inflicted
with the disease.
Introduction to ISM

■ ISM is a high school class that gives

students the ability to be mentored by a
professional in their field of interest.
■ It requires 3 hours of mentorship and 2
hours of activity a week, totally 27
mentorship hours in nine weeks.
■ Activity logs are required each week to
document what we have learned and
observed that week.
■ Every nine weeks, we receive an
evaluation by our mentor.
■ Each semester, we create a project
centering around of topic that interests
us.
 Project Topic
■ My topic is about the
pathology, diagnosis, and
treatment of Alzheimer’s.
■ I chose this topic because of
the fact that the disease is
very interesting, and being
that I have a family member
afflicted with the disease, I
felt it is my duty to know as
much as I can about it.

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Key Points
■ What Alzheimer’s Is
■ Diagnosis
■ Treatment
■ Pathology
■ Risk Factors

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What Alzheimer’s Is
■ Definition
■ What it does to the brain
■ Brief History

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Diagnosis
■ Indicators of Alzheimer’s
■ Typical age range and demographics inflicted
with Alzheimer’s

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Treatment
■ Medical
■ Nursing Homes
■ Alternative treatments

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Pathology
■ Tau Hypothesis
■ Beta Amyloid
■ Acetylcholine

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Risk Factors
■ Environmental
■ Lifestyle
■ Genetic

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BY-NC
 Research ■ Treatments for Alzheimer’s and their

Topics ■
effectiveness
Pathology of Alzheimer’s: Tau and Beta
Amyloid
■ Risk factors that have been linked to
Alzheimer’s
■ Diagnostic techniques to identify Alzheimer’s

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Current Event
www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/g
um-disease-causing-bacteria-could-spur-
alzheimer-s

My current event is the recently

discovered link between Alzheimer’s and
a certain type of gum disease, which had
been found in the brains of Alzheimer’s
patients.

This ties into my topic because of how the

pathology of Alzheimer’s is impacted by
this disease.
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 Product
■ My product will be a tri-fold board explaining the pathology of
Alzheimer’s.
■ First, I will gather the materials for the tri-fold, including glue and
pictures.
■ Then, I will glue on the info and pictures on the tri-fold board.

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Weebly Link

■ https://treyhughes-springismportfolio.weebly.com/
Conclusion
From this, I hope to gain a better understanding on how Alzheimer’s
works and how it affects the brain.

Also, I hope to share information about the disease with you, and for
you to have a better understanding of the disease as well.

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 Thank you
■ Dr. Salim, Mrs. Click, my family for being so supportive, and
everybody at the clinic!
Work Cited
KaiserJan, Jocelyn, et al. “Gum Disease–Causing Bacteria Could Spur Alzheimer's.”
Science | AAAS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 5 Feb.
2019, www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/gum-disease-causing-bacteria-
could-spur-alzheimer-s