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How many people have died from dementia yearly in the US?
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Are there currently any effective treatments for dementia?
The goal of treating dementia is to control the symptoms of it and the type of treatment depends on the condition causing the dementia. For the different causes/treatments of dementia go to http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/dementia/overview.html
What is worse Dementia or Alzheimer's?
Alzhiemers is a form of dementia it is progressive and fatal. There are many types of dementia.
How old are people with dementia?
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.
What is the relationship between brain and behaviour in people with dementia?
relationship between brain changes and behaviour in people with dementia
Why is it important to include a variety of food and drink in the diet of a person with dementia?
Because it tastes good and people with dementia are not dogs....
Is Barbara Smith has a personality disorder?
Ms. Smith is currently suffering from Dementia/ Alzheimer's
A disease that can produce dementia is?
While Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, there are also many other forms, including vascular and mixed dementia. Causes of dementia are mainly produced by inflammation, disease or injury. On such events neurons may die and dementia is the result. Now, scientists believe that a combination of hereditary, environmental, lifestyle are mostly at work. The more neurons die, more intense will be the symptoms of dementia. This disease is currently being researched allover the world, and may be that within the next 10 years it will be conducted to a satisfactory solution.
What is the relationship between brain changes and behaviour in people with dementia?
relationship between brain changes and behaviour in people with dementia
What is the difference between dementia and senility?
Senility is an old word for dementia. Only old people can be senile, but anyone can have dementia from brain damage.
How does dementia manifest?
Many times, dementia may be written off as simply an elderly person being forgetful. While it is true that many elderly people do lose their memory, dementia has many other symptoms that manifest. Memory loss is the most common, but personality changes are also common. The sufferer may become angry or violent, when before they were calm. Hallucinations have also been documented in people with some kinds of dementia. Only a doctor can accurately diagnose dementia, so if you believe you or your loved one may be suffering from it, seek medical attention at once.
What age can you have dementia?
Typically, dementia is seen as an elderly person's disorder. It generally affects those who are above age 65 or so. "Early onset" dementia refers to cases where people in their 50s or 60s are affected. There have been cases where people are diagnosed as young as their 30s but those are extraordinarily rare occurrences.
