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People with dementia are typically older adults, with the risk increasing with age. However, early-onset dementia can occur in individuals as young as their 40s or 50s. The majority of individuals diagnosed with dementia are over the age of 65.
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Negative publicity is when you do something and you get a negative reaction from people. Such as a celebrate getting into a fight at a bar.
relationship between brain changes and behaviour in people with dementia
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relationship between brain changes and behaviour in people with dementia
Senility is an old word for dementia. Only old people can be senile, but anyone can have dementia from brain damage.
People who meditate regularly have a lower chance of developing dementia.
Negative attitudes and behaviors can have a very bad affect upon someone with dementia. Someone with this disease does need stimulation and encouragement to do their best and without it they will get worse far more quickly.
We do not know what causes dementia, we only know that it becomes more common as people age.
Social devaluation is merely a stigma that causes isolation. In the case of dementia, it is ignored or refused to be understood by others. The fact that more and more older people are getting the disease makes it harder to ignore throughout the years.
No. The percentage of the population with dementia does increase with age, but not even half of elderly people (those above age 65) will ever meet criteria for dementia.