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Dementia : Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Dementia is a broad term which describes symptoms affecting memory, thinking ability that creates hindrance in performing daily activities. Two important brain functions are badly hit namely- memory and judgement.<br>

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Dementia : Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

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  1. DEMENTIA Symptoms | cause | treatment

  2. INTRODUCTION TO DEMANTIA Dematiais a general term used for progressive loss of brain function that affect the ability to live and increase dependence Dematia is not part of normal ageing Dematia causes memory loss It affects thinking, speaking and making decisions It interfere with the ability to perform normal activities of daily living (shopping, handling finances, driving, personal hygiene) Person start behaving differently (includes insomnia, wandering, apathy, and aggression) In its final stages, dementia makes the patient fully dependent

  3. SYMPTOMS OF DEMANTIA Most common signs of dementia include: Difficulty in communication or searching words Memory Loss Unable to complete tasks Inability to do planning and organizing Getting lost or issues with disorientation Behavioural changes Hallucinations Inability to reason

  4. CONTINUE:- SYMPTOMS OF DEMANTIA Types of dementias that are irreversible  Alzheimer's disease Vascular dementia  Lewy body dementia  Frontotemporal dementia  Conditions linked to dementia which can be overturned in time  Infections and immune disorders Metabolic issues and endocrine deformity  Nutritional deficiencies Reactions to medications  Poisoning  Brain tumours Anoxia  Normal-pressure hydrocephalus

  5. CAUSES OF DEMANTIA When an individual suffers from dementia, his/her nerve cells in the brain get damaged. Dementia affects people differently depending upon the affected area in the brain. Dementia can be grouped in two categories-  Which cannot be reversed and deteriorate overtime and  Which can be reversed when treated timely  Head Trauma Parkinson’s Frontal Lobe Dematia Lewy Body Dematia

  6. TREATMENTS OF DEMANTIA Treatments: Simple home remedies to deal with dementia:- Enhance communication Encourage exercise Active participation in various games and thinking activities Encourage keeping a calendar Planning for the future

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