The Oklahoma Healthy Brain Program promotes brain health, addresses cognitive impairment, and addresses the needs of caregivers. We are focused on the improvement of early detection and diagnosis, increase awareness and education, risk reduction and prevention of comorbidities, and to prevent hospitalizations.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease and is the most common type of Dementia. This disease affects memory, behavior and thinking. As the disease progresses the symptoms become severe enough to interfere with their activities of daily living.
Dementia is a general term for difficulty remembering, thinking or making decisions. Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia. It affects older adults; however, it is not a part of normal aging.
Learn more about the Ten Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's disease from the CDC and Alzheimer’s Association.
If you are noticing cognitive problems or symptoms, please talk to a healthcare professional.
Alzheimer’s Association Statistics: View Oklahoma Facts and Figures
Age: Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging. The majority of those with the disease are age 65 or older.
Family History: Individuals with someone in their family who has had the disease has a higher chance they will develop the disease.
Genetics: There are two categories of genes that influence whether someone develops the disease: deterministic and risk genes. Learn more.
Other factors: Such as head injury, heart-head connection, and healthy aging. Learn more.
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Vascular dementia is when changes in thinking skills that can occur after a stroke or any condition that restricts or block blood vessels. About 10% of dementia cases are Vascular dementia. Risk factors include: diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Lewy Body dementia is a progressive type of dementia and is considered the third most common cause of dementia. This type of dementia causes a decline in reasoning, thinking and independent function. People with this type of dementia may have balance or movement problems.
Frontotemporal dementia, depending on the area of the brain affected, can cause personality and behavior changes. This type of dementia is caused when nerve cells are lost in the frontal or temporal lobes. There are three types of FTD:
Mixed dementia is when someone has more than one type of dementia present at the same time. One type can have more prominent symptoms than the other and it may be not easily recognizable that a person has mixed dementia. The most common form of mixed dementia is Alzheimer’s with Vascular dementia.
Mailing Address: Oklahoma State Department of Health The Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave., Suite 1702 Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Physical Address: Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Ave. Oklahoma City, OK
Phone: (405) 426-8300 Fax: (405) 900-7610 Email: Center@health.ok.gov
