 Schizophrenic vs. Alzheimer's, what's the difference? |
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| dutch84 |
 Jan 11, 2008, 12:43 AM
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I see pictures of a schizophrenic brain and an Alzheimer's brain, and they look the same to me.
I suppose the difference would be in the manifestation of symptoms. Am I right? |
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| madaloc |
 Apr 15, 2008, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE(dutch84 @ Jan 11, 2008, 12:43 PM)  I see pictures of a schizophrenic brain and an Alzheimer's brain, and they look the same to me. I suppose the difference would be in the manifestation of symptoms. Am I right? difference in biochemistry, reasons. And, futhermore, Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative one, whereas schizophrenia is due to other mechanisms. It's a pity, you're talking here about similarity of these two diametrically opposite diseases. ahh |
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| Orbz |
Apr 17, 2008, 05:04 AM
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Doesn't mean we can't learn something about one disease from the other.
Alzheimer's is characterised by a pervasive cognitive decline, similar in some respects to that seen in a cognitive deficit sub type of schizophrenia (why do they both have such terrible memory problems?). Alzheimer's patients suffer from delusions, a core feature of schizophrenia. Both patients also suffer from apathy, agitated moods, lack of insight. There are quite a large number of differences between the two disorders, but there might be some commonality with some specific symptoms. |
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