Dementia is an organic brain disorder or can be called disease but not a specific disease of elderly people; Dementia is generally progressive in nature. Dementia involves group of causes, conditions and symptoms (there are over 100 different type of dementia). Dementia involves loss of intellectual ability such as memory (which is a common symptom of dementia), language, behaviors, and conditions. Sudden change of mood and behavior at any time is a part of dementia. The changes may occur gradually or quickly depending upon the area of brain that is affected. Dementia is not a normal part of aging. When one or more disease and infections affects that part of brain which is involving in learning, memory, decision-making, remember, communicate, and language. These infection results dementia. Dementia affects daily living activities such as driving, Household chores and some time personal care like bathing, dressing, writing, using number and feeding. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Vascular dementia is the second cause of dementia, which is a result of multiple small strokes. Stroke and access use of alcohol and drugs are also responsible for the dementia. People with dementia lose their ability in mental function such as thinking, memory, and reasoning. They loss their ability to solve the problems and maintain emotional control and they may experience personality changes and behavioral problems. While memory loss is a common symptom of dementia, if an aged person loss his/her memory by itself does not mean that a person has dementia. Forgetting things is a usual process even in the youngsters also so when an older person forgets any thing he/she should not worry and fearing the onset of dementia. Most forms of dementia can’t be cured. Treatment is depending upon the cause in some cases it can be treated by alcohol refusing and removing vitamin deficiencies. Blood tests and brain scanning is helpful to treat dementia. As elderly people are mostly targeted by dementia so it is very essential that they should get emotionally support by their families and relatives. Having depression problem in the past can cause dementia to a person. Some times emotionally support by the family also work to remove the problem. Some times short-term hospitalization may be needed.
Submitted By:shoaib

5/14/2007

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