Dementia

noticing signs or symptoms of dementia to talk to the individual's G.P about it even though we discuss early not all signs and symptoms of dementia can be specifically diagnose as dementia for example forgetfulness can be normal for ageing human beings. But is still very important to take notes and talk to the GP about it, in that case if the individual is diagnose with dementia after all test are carried out the individual can have access to help even though dementia has no cure but their is…

What is dementia? Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. It is not one specific disease. Dementia affects thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Brain function is affected enough to interfere with the person’s normal social or working life. Who gets dementia? Most people with dementia are older, but it is important to remember that not all older people get dementia. It is not a normal part of ageing. Dementia can…

Dementia isn’t a certain disease. It is instead a general term that defines a board spectrum of symptoms. These symptoms are associated with a loss of memory or other thinking skills bad enough to lessen peoples’ ability to perform daily activities. Dementia can be seen apparently in two brain functions, which are memory loss and damaged judgement or language, and the incapability of performing daily responsibilities such as due dates, becoming lost while driving for periods of time and bills…

In today’s society, delirium and dementia are common because they can affect many individuals. Dementia and delirium often confused due to both causing cognitive impairment and having similar symptoms and the possibility of co-existing together. In this paper, delirium and dementia will be discussed to get a better understanding so that differences will be distinguishable. Delirium Delirium is a condition from an etiology that results in a state of confusion and disturbances in attention,…

Looking at Dementia-Alzheimer’s a Neurocognitive Disorder Alzheimer’s is the most common type of Dementia that is found and is considered to be a disease because there is no cure for it at the moment but treatment can help control some of the symptoms. In the article “Alzheimer’s disease” by Kaj Blennow, Mony J de Leon, and Henrik Zetterberg the authors stated that Alzheimer’s is the most common case seen in dementia and accounts for 50-60% of all the dementia cases. The onset of Alzheimer’s…

Furthermore, there are so many gaps when it comes to informing and providing proper literature to caregivers on dementia and how to care for them. Most families wouldn’t know that dementia is diagnosed by utilizing 10/66 criteria. In addition, this information is very important to be explaining to the family (Abdin, Siow Ann, Chao, Vaingankar, Boon Yiang, Verma, & Subramaniam, 2017). Dementia is a progressive disease and need special care to assist them on their down spiraling process.…

similar to you I have also cultured a lot about Alzheimer’s disease from the two distinct videos watched for this discussion. Indeed, there is a distinction between dementia and Alzheimer’s and since we know about Alzheimer’s, I discovered some information about dementia. As a matter of fact, according to Robnett and Sasser (2015), “dementia should be distinguished from memory loss that typically occur with age… and is less common” (p. 66). Consequently, this lets us know somewhat more about the…

Dementia Care: How to Communicate Effectively According to the Alzheimer's Association, one in three senior Americans will contract Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. As the senior population increases, there is expected to be a 40 percent increase in the number of cases by 2025, and unless a cure is found the numbers will more than triple by 2050. In short, many senior caregivers are going to need to talk with a loved one who is suffering from dementia. Below are some tips on…

You hear or see these words on a weekly, and sometimes on a daily basis: Dementia. However, sometimes we humans do not wrap our fingers around those words, not knowing what these words mean. Dementia is far more than simple words to assign a term for memory lost. Dementia raids the minds of innocent people’s life’s, without an actual cure. We lose thousands of people…

United Kingdom and how should medicines be used to reduce that economic impact? Dementia is an umbrella term of common syndrome where it is usually describes as brain deteriorating problem which affect memory and predominance during elderly age. In record of Alzheimer’s society (reference), one third of people who are over 65 years old will develop dementia which shows the commonness of the condition in UK. Dementia can be divided into varies categories and the most typical condition which will…