Senility or Alzheimer’s disease is a type of brain nerve function impairment that is complex and progressive caused by reduced nutrient in the brain. This disease is not the kind of contagious disease. Arise from the occurrence of Alzheimer’s degeneration process of brain neuronal cells in the area of Temporo-parietal and frontal.  Senile Dementia is a brain disease because the deadly killer-cell function of brain cells. Alzheimer classified into one kind of dementia. Characterized by a downturn in the conversation, sanity, memory, considerations, changes in personality and behavior that are not controlled. This situation is very burdensome not only to it’s sufferer, but also impacts on family members who cared for him.

Alzheimer’s harder to detect as many parents who thought that originally forget is something common for the age factor. Though it may be early signs someone is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. For example, forgetting to put the car keys, forgetting phone numbers, these signs are mild symptoms of Alzheimer’s. Those who are vulnerable to Alzheimer’s dementia in the elderly over 60 years, but adults are also not a possibility if you have risk factors for offspring. Even patients with Alzheimer dementia aged 40 years never find in Indonesia. Early detection is crucial in overcoming the Alzheimer’s but the fact is often difficult because withdrawal symptoms are often regarded as an ordinary thing. Patients usually only shows the usual symptoms such as forgetting, but then developed progressive severe and worsen cognitive function and other mental functions.

Initial irregularities are usually felt by the sufferer himself. They are difficult to remember or forget to put the item name. They also often a cover-up about it and convince myself that it was common at their age. Irregularities will usually be felt by the people around them are starting to worry will decrease memory. They had not initially suspected a major problem behind the dementia experienced by patients, but then realized that his condition was severe.

Symptoms of Senile Dementia:

1. Setbacks memory / memory
2. Difficult to carry out activities and simple job
3. Speech and language difficulties
4. Disorientation WTO (Time-Place-People)
5. Difficult in the counting
6. One put it
7. Appearances bad for forgetting how to get dressed or decorated
8. Changes in emotions and behavior
9. Impaired abstract thinking, the ability of patients with disturbed imagination
10. Lost interest and initiative, tend to be quiet, do not want to mingle, and solitude
11. Can not distinguish between different types of odors (without other causes such as influenza, brain trauma, brain tumors).