The areas of the brain that are affected by dementia are the frontal lobe, this is the section of the brain that controls our behaviour,movement, personality and our surroundings The parietal Lobe controls the language we use,recognition of places and people.
Our occipital Lobe controls our eyesight and our ability to see, there is also the temporal lobe, that controls our speech , hearing and memory
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Dementia often share the same symptoms as a person who is suffering from depression,delirium and aged related memory impairment This is because both conditions can cause Anxiety, irritability,delusions and increased or decreased body movements
They can also suffer from sleep problems,changes in their appetite and that can gain or loose weight and suffer from …show more content…
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The most common symptoms of dementia is memory loss,using language and speaking becomes more difficult and as the person finds it harder to make decisions and they become more confused, especially people who has Alzheimer's disease. People with vascular dementia will suffer from the similar symptoms as Alzheimer, but can suffer from balance and co-ordinator can become a problem
People with Dementia with lewy bodies also can have the same symptoms as Alzheimer and vascular, but can also suffer from hallucinations,double vision and with their balance, while people with fronto-temporal can have mood swings and variable and inappropriate