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What is Dementia?

hccaresense Registered Users
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Hello friends,
I am a new member in this forum.Today I want to share some thing in this post.
Dementia describes a collection of symptom that are caused by the disorder of affecting Brain. It is not only a single diseases it also affects the thinking, behavior and the daily work power of a person. This diseases also affect the normal and social life of the person.
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  • nvir477nvir477 Registered Users
    Dementia effects all aspects of a person's life, not particularly sex. One is not really related to the other.

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  • marleymttsmarleymtts Registered Users
    Dementia describes a group of symptoms that are caused by changes in brain function.
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  • suparna Registered Users
    Most types of dementia are nonreversible (degenerative). Nonreversible means the changes in the brain that are causing the dementia cannot be stopped or turned back. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.
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  • georgeantonny Registered Users
    I think dementia makes the brain stands by for a certain period but the brain memorizes every single scene it sees while performing and not into the dementia period.
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  • johnnycandersonjohnnycanderson Registered Users
    Tacrine (Cognex) and donepezil (Aricept) are very good medications for dementia. Both are approved by federal drug Administration(FDA).
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  • rishabhsachan1rishabhsachan1 Registered Users
    it describes a group of symptoms that are caused by the disorder of affecting Brain
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  • prasadkunala Registered Users
    Dementia is a non-specific syndrome in which affected areas of brain function may be affected, such as memory, language, problem solving and attention. Dementia, unlike Alzheimer's, is not a disease in itself. When dementia appears the higher mental functions of the patient are involved initially. Eventually, in the later stages, the person may not know what day of the week, month or year it is, he may not know where he is, and might not be able to identify the people around him.
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  • varcity515 Registered Users
    Dementia also can be due to many small strokes. This is called vascular dementia.The following medical conditions also can lead to dementia:
    -Huntington's disease,
    -Multiple sclerosis,
    -Infections that can affect the brain, such as
    >HIV /AIDS and Lyme disease,
    >Parkinson's disease,
    >Pick's disease,
    >Progressive supranuclear palsy.

    Some causes of dementia may be stopped or reversed if they are found soon enough, including:
    -Brain injury
    -Brain tumors
    -Chronic alcohol abuse
    -Changes in blood sugar, sodium, and calcium levels (see: Dementia due to metabolic causes)
    -Low vitamin B12 levels
    -Normal pressure hydrocephalus
    -Use of certain medications, including cimetadine and some cholesterol-lowering medications

    Dementia usually occurs in older age. It is rare in people under age 60. The risk for dementia increases as a person gets older.
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  • prasadkunala Registered Users
    The word dementia comes from the Latin de meaning "apart" and mens from the genitive mentis meaning "mind". Dementia is the progressive deterioration in cognitive function - the ability to process thought (intelligence).

    Progressive means the symptoms will gradually get worse. The deterioration is more than might be expected from normal aging and is due to damage or disease. Damage could be due to a stroke, while an example of a disease might be Alzheimer's.
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