| Dementia and Alzheimer's disease may
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| | destruction may be caused by a head
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| share common symptoms but there is a
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| | injury, a stroke, or a brain tumor. Some
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| marked difference between these two
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| | people have a family history of dementia.
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| problems of aging. Everyone as they age
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| | Dementia may also change a person's mood
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| may lose their keys and may have some
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| | and personality. As the dementia
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| problems remembering facts and figures.
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| | progresses, mood swings and other
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| For many older Americans, this is a
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| | disruptive behaviors may become apparent.
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| common sign of aging. Dementia is a
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| | The person who has dementia may not be
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| serious brain disorder that covers a wide
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| | aware of these problems.
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| spectrum of cognitive problems while
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| | Some of the signs or symptoms of dementia
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| Alzheimer's disease has unique physical
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| | may include:
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| and brain conditions that other dementia
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| | - Problems with memory
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| disorders do not share.
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| | - Problem with orientation
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| Dementia is a common problem in the
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| | - Having difficulty making plans
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| elderly population. It is estimated that
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| | - Difficulty with dressing
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| as many as four million Americans live
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| | - Difficulty with common tasks,
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| with some degree of dementia. The
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| | - Making a phone call,
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| symptoms of dementia can be described as
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| | - Using cooking utensil
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| a collection of symptoms that indicate
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| | - Difficulty performing simple math
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| that the thinking process is
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| | problems
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| deteriorating.
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| | - Difficulty with language
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| These symptoms affect the individual in a
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| | Dementia-like symptoms can also develop
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| variety of ways but they all the symptoms
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| | as a result of other lifestyle condition,
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| of dementia have a devastating affect on
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| | such as alcohol or substance abuse,
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| the quality of life. Individuals
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| | vitamin deficiency and certain infectious
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| suffering from dementia lose some of
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| | diseases. Although Alzheimer's Disease
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| their ability to carry out daily
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| | accounts for nearly 60 percent of all
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| activities. One effect of the disease
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| | dementia cases; all cases of dementia are
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| is that a key brain chemical
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| | not Alzheimer's.
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| acetylcholine is lost. The loss of this
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| | Alzheimer's disease is a unique brain
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| important chemical can contribute to some
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| | disorder that affects the parts of the
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| of the symptoms of both dementia and
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| | brain that control thought, memory and
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| Alzheimer's.
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| | language. Alzheimer's usually begins
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| Acetylcholine is produced in several
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| | after age 60.
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| locations in the brain including the
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| | It is important to classify the type of
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| basal forebrain. It thought that this
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| | dementia that the patient is
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| chemical promotes learning.
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| | experiencing. An appointment with a
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| Acetylcholine-producing cells in the
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| | health care specialist to confirm a
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| basal forebrain are damaged in the early
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| | specific diagnosis. Some forms of
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| stages of Alzheimer's disease, which are
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| | dementia can be successfully treated with
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| believed to contribute to the loss of
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| | drugs. Once the patient and the family
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| memory which are an early symptom of the
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| | understand what is causing the
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| disease.
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| | dementia-like symptom, a treatment plan
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| Dementia is also caused by the
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| | to address the root cause can be put in
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| destruction of brain cells. The
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| | place.
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