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Today's topic is, dementia, causes, symptoms, and treatment.
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Dementia is a condition that is described as a decrease in brain function.
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To have dementia, your brain function needs to become deficient in at least two areas.
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The facets of brain activity that may be affected by dementia are thinking memory, judgment, behavior, and language.
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Besides this, dementia is not a disease, but a condition caused by another illness or injury.
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Some types of dementia are progressive and can get worse over time.
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The condition can result in mild to severe mental impairment.
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However, some types are treatable or reversible if you get the right kind of medical help early.
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Here's everything you need to know about dementia.
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Causes, dementia occurs due to the degeneration of neurons in the brain.
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Neurons are cells that carry messages from the brain and spinal cord in the form of impulses.
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The degeneration can occur due to several reasons, including diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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Neurodegenerative diseases responsible for dementia include.
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One, Parkinson's, two, Alzheimer's, three, damage caused by chronic alcoholism, four, vascular dementia.
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Six, infections of the brain, seven, tumors inside the brain.
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Other possible causes for dementia are.
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One, metabolic disorders such as vitamin B12 deficiency, hypothyroidism, and liver disorders.
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Two, structural brain disorders such as subdural hematoma.
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Three, exposure to toxins, such as lead.
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Symptoms, symptoms of dementia depend on the stage you are experiencing.
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Mild dementia symptoms include, one, personality changes, two, feeling angry frequently, three, depression, four, short-term memory lapses, five, forgetfulness, six, difficulty in problem solving.
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Seven, struggling to express ideas or emotions.
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Moderate dementia symptoms are more serious and might require help from others to deal with.
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They include.
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Poor judgment.
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Two, significant personality and mood changes.
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Three, significantly large memory loss.
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Four, increased frustration and confusion.
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Five, inability to perform simple tasks such as bathing.
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Mental faculties continue to decline in severe dementia, leading to symptoms such as.
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One, inability to communicate.
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Two, inability to perform regular bodily functions.
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Three, greater risk of infections.
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Four, requiring help for all kinds of daily activities.
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Treatment, treating dementia typically means making symptoms easier to live with by making them less harmful.
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Dementia treatment is not designed as a cure but as a way of managing the condition.
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Medication such as memantine and cholinesterase inhibitors are common in Alzheimer's treatment.
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They help patients slow down the progression of the disease and maintain mental function for a while longer.
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Other treatments include changing your lifestyle to better manage dementia.
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You can reduce clutter in your environment to improve focus.
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Modify common tasks into something more manageable.
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And take part in occupational therapy.
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