Posted by admin | Posted in health and fitness | Posted on 06-05-2012
Tags: brief, Dementia

Dementia is one of the most commonly misunderstood disorders affecting people today. Frequently, people spend the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably, but Alzheimer’s disease does not tale for the majority of incidences of dementia. Dementia affects approximately 5 to 8 percent of people over the age of 65, and that percentage doubles with every 10 years of increased age, according to WebMD.
Dementia is characterized by confusion, forgetfulness, or other mental function problems that are sufficiently severe as to cause a disruption to daily life. Sometimes dementia patients display no positive memory problems, but will explain an abrupt and drastic change in personality. Sudden depression also can be a mark of dementia. Sometimes depression can cause dementia; in these cases, treating the underlying depression usually results in a rapidly improvement of the dementia symptoms. For some, depression is brought on by living alone and a lack of social interaction. In those cases, nursing homes with comprehensive and inviting social programs can be agreeable. As the elderly population is becoming larger than it ever was before, many nursing homes are putting increased emphasis on entertainment, as well as socially and intellectually stimulating programs for their residents.
Some symptoms are particularly characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and should prompt a expeditiously poke to the doctor. Alzheimer’s caught in its early stages is most receptive to treatment. Signs of early Alzheimer’s include changes in sleeping patterns, mood swings, problems completing simple tasks, becoming lost in familiar areas, and forgetting current events. These symptoms can progress to paranoia, getting lost or wandering away, unprompted alarm or madden, and wretchedness getting dressed or using the bathroom.
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