Dementia describe a group of symptoms affecting the memory, thoughts or social abilities which can interfer with your daily life.
Dementia generally involves memory loss and has Alzheimer’s disease as its most common cause. And can affect people differently, thereby, causing different symptoms.
However, dementia symptoms might be reversible depending on the cause.
Early signs of dementia may be subtle and not immediately obvious.
See common signd and symptoms of dementia:
• Lack of proper reasoning
• Difficulty with visual abilities. E.g Getting lost while driving.
• Difficulty in handling complex issues.
• Anxiety
• Unnecessary agitations
• Confusion
• Difficulty in communication such as constructing simple words, trouble in understanding others or ability to substitute appropriate words.
• Trouble with tasks
• Poor judgement
• Lack of coordination
• Over time, some affected persons may forget how to walk or sit up.
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Dementia covers wide range of specific medical conditions including Alzheimer’s disease.
See risk factor that could contribute to the growth of dementia.
- Diabetes
- Smoking
- Heavy use of alcohol
- Age
- High cholesterol
Some of the symptoms of dementia might be reversible depending on the cause, so, it is necessary to get prooer diagnosis before making conclusions.
See ways to diagnose dementia.
1. Medical History
Check for previous medications the affected patient had dealt with that relates to the memory or things of behavioral concern.
2. Laboratory test
One of the surest ways to determine of dementia is present in a person is through laboratory test. It can be down with variety of blood and urine samples or even samples of spinal fluid.
3. Scan (Brain Imaging)
It looks at the structure of the brain and looks out for brain tumor or blood clot. The scan detects patterns of brain tissues.
4. Cognitive test
This test is done to assess thinking ability, language, attention, and problem-solving.
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