What Is Dementia

According to the Alzheimers Foundation, Alzheimers Dementia accounts for 60-70% of all dementia cases. What makes it a form of "dementia" is that it impairs cognition, speech, memory and movement. What makes Alzheimers Dementia different from other forms of dementia (like vascular, lewy body and frontotemporal) is that there isn't physical motor skill impairments directly associated with it and the causes aren't well known. Dementia often...

What are some common signs of dementia?Dementia causes many difficulties for the person who has it and for the caregivers of persons with dementia. Many of the problems are caused by memory loss. Some common signs of dementia are listed below. Not everyone who has dementia will have all of these signs.- Recent memory loss. All of us forget things for a while and then remember them later. People showing signs of dementia often forget things, but...

Dementia is a brain disorder that can be caused from a number of illnesses. People with dementia have brain cells that shrink and or disappear. It affects their memory and ultimately their ability to think. A diagnosis of dementia means that at some point down the road the person will require some sort of help with their day to day living.Because this disease affects different locations in the brain, there will be different cognitive functions...

Studies show that of the 5.1 million individuals diagnosed with dementia in this country, seventy percent remain in their homes and are receiving care from family and friends.The middle stages of dementia will bring increasing challenges for you the caregiver and the individual that you are caring for. The early signs of dementia will worsen and new signs of dementia will develop. The caregivers will notice increased mental declines and...

I am in my 60's and something has just struck me about the disease of dementia, that they call a sign of old age. I don't believe it's so. I see older people all the time who are riding bikes, power walking, playing card tournaments, doing senior Olympics, doing word puzzles and just plain living happy, productive lives. That's what I intend for myself.My mother is 90 and showing signs of dementia and our family is dealing with her panic attacks...

Dementia is a health condition that affects mainly people in their latter years. It involves the gradual loss of mental ability, which results in the loss of memory, changes in personality and ultimately a loss of social ability. Dementia can be broadly defined in layman's terms as a condition where there is a deterioration of the brain capacity leading to intellectual impairment. However, it is important to state here that dementia is not a...

All caregiving is stressful. We help caregivers reduce the stress of caring for loved ones with dementia, but we can't eliminate it. The two most common results of caregiver stress are increased illness (reduced resistance to disease) and depression.A recent study done at McGill University in Montreal found that untreated depression can lead to dementia. In other words, in some situations you can catch dementia from your loved one.Depression in...

What is dementia? The short answer is that it is any deterioration of the brain that causes regression into perhaps a childlike or unpredictable state of mind. This article will present a laymans observations of the condition.1. Overview:Dementia can be caused by a number of different diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Pick's disease or simply aging. This article will mainly cover Pick's disease, as close observance was made of a patient suffering...

Because Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, people often commonly use that term to mean any kind of general dementia. But there are many other causes of dementia besides Alzheimer's disease. Dementia is a very broad, general term used to describe the brain's intellectual impairment, impeding our ability to carry out the skills necessary for everyday living. Examples are loss of memory and language skills, lack of judgment,...

Alzheimer's disease conflicts damage to the brain which will lead to function loss in cognitive functioning. But what is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's? Many people think that Alzheimer and Dementia are one and the same. This is clearly not true, there is actually a big difference between the two.The big difference between Alzheimer and Dementia is the fact that Alzheimer is a disease. This disease causes damage to the brain...

Dementia is the syndrome of symptoms such as memory loss and decreasing ability to handle the daily functions of life. Dementia is not an early form of Alzheimer's or some less serious disease, it is simply a catch-all term that describes Alzheimer's, Vascular Dementia, and other specific diseases. It is frequently used because people may not have a specific diagnosis yet or due to the fact that many of the symptoms are common in any type of...

Wondering what the difference is between dementia and Alzheimer's?The terms "Alzheimer's" and "dementia" are commonly interchanged, but they are different. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a form of dementia."Dementia" pertains to a person who cannot function on their own due to the loss of mental abilities affecting memory, logical reasoning or the ability to maintain daily focus. The cause may be from a minor to severe...

Your loved one, mummy, daddy or your spouse shows possible symptoms of mild dementia. You worry if it is just symptoms due to the age or Alzheimer's disease. What is the difference between them? What can you do? Does exist a natural treatment able to cure these ailments?   Dementia is a symptom. Dementia is a medical term to describe a number of conditions characterized by the gradual loss of intellectual functions. There are several...

Before we can discuss Alzheimer's early signs and what you should be on the lookout for I want to describe a little bit about what Alzheimer" disease is. Alzheimer's is a form of dementia that is growing at alarming rates, as the baby boomer generation progresses into their 60s and soon to be in their 70s and 80s this degenerative disease may reach epidemic levels.Presently in United States there are over 5 million sufferers, Alzheimer's...

Forgetfulness is an illness of our time. With so many things to think of and remember, our lives are controlled by diaries and high-tech cell phones to help us remember. Forgetting things is also a normal part of growing older and is evident in the aging process. Instances of forgetfulness are not necessarily the start of Alzheimer's disease, but it is good to know what the symptoms are.There difference between being forgetful or absent minded...