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Dementia, What is dementia? [ 1 , 2 ] Dementia is a syndrome caused by a number of brain disorders which cause memory loss, decline in some other aspect of cognitio...
Lewy Body Dementia, You may have come across information describing some of the common symptoms of early stage dementia . Memory problems are not always the main symptoms of the ons...
Memory Loss and Dementia, Driving may be dangerous and not possible for someone with dementia. Lewy body dementia Lewy body dementia is a particular form of ...
Medication and Treatment for Dementia, But there are also many non-drug treatments that can help support a person with dementia. Dementia medication Medicines for d...
Causes of Memory Loss and Dementia, The risk factors for cardiovascular disease (high blood pressure, smoking, a high cholesterol level, lack of exercise, etc) are risk factors for all ...
Frontotemporal Dementia, Synonyms: Pick complex, Pick's dementia, Pick's disease See the separate related Dementia article. Frontotemporal deme...
Vascular Dementia, Synonym: vascular cognitive impairment See the related separate articles Dementia, Supporting the Family of People with Dementia and Alzheimer...
Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Standard informant interviews may help improve sensitivity (eg, the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE) . [ 5 ] Differen...
Supporting the Family of People with Dementia, See the separate Dementia article for further information about the condition itself. Definition "Dementia is a t...
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is progressive and affects many brain functions, including memory. The exact cause of Alzheimer's diseas...
Conditions capable of producing complicated visual hallucinations, often with colour and dramatic appearance: Dementia , particularly Lewy body dementia. Lewy body dementi...
However, with increasing life expectancy (ageing is the main risk factor for dementia), the overall number of people living with dementia is expected to continue rising. Alzhei...
The mini mental state examination (MMSE) is a commonly used set of questions for screening cognitive function. [ 1 ] This examination is not suitable for making a diagnosis but can be used to indicat...
See the separate Dementia and Supporting the Family of People with Dementia articles. The rest of this article deals with the screening tests that can be used to detect c...
Cognitive deficits were seen in 59%, migraine in 38%, psychiatric symptoms in 30% and epilepsy in 10%. Dementia may start as early as age 35 and, by age 45, over 50% have features of ...
The following list is far from all-inclusive: MCI is common in patients with Parkinson's disease and frequently progresses to dementia. [ 10 ] Dementia with Lewy bod...
Cortical basal ganglionic degeneration. Dementia with Lewy bodies . Dementia in motor neurone disease . EEG in dementia and encephalopathy.
Impaired conscious level. Dementia (particularly Lewy body dementia ). [ 10 ] Intoxication. Metabolic abnormalities.
However, if you have PD you have an increased risk of developing dementia. About half of people with Parkinson's disease develop dementia at some stage. If dementia occurs, it...
In addition to physiotherapy and podiatry, t here may also be support for carers, dementia support, wellbeing services, learning disability and autism services and gender identity services...