Articles in Dementia

A lot of people say that dementia and Alzheimer’s are the two diseases for which there is still a long way to go in terms of research. There is a still a lot of scope to move ahead. There are about 24 million people in this world who suffer from these two disorders and the worse part is that this number is steadily rising. By the year 2040, it is said that the number will be tripled. Life expectancy with dementia: There were some studies conducted involving 13,000 people; they were followed from the age of 65 during the period of 1991 and 2005. In this period, there were around 483 people who got either Alzheimer’s or dementia and they died before the research was concluded in the year 2005. Life Expectancy with Dementia Affected By Gender and Age – Most important factors which play  [...]

According to medical science, dementia is a condition resulting in progressive deterioration of cognitive functions of an individual. This means a dementia patient lacks the ability of processing thoughts. A patient diagnosed to be suffering from dementia if 2 or more of his brain functions get impaired. The most common brain functions hampered by dementia are: language skills, memory, perception, judgment and reasoning. Majority of the cases of dementia are observed among the elderly individuals; however, a child might also become a victim of this cognitive disorder. Children suffering from dementia experience loss of memory and find it difficult to concentrate. Dementia makes a child moody and inattentive and as the condition progresses the moodiness and inattentiveness also keep on increasing.  [...]

Dementia is a conditions marked by gradual decline of an individual’s brain function. The common signs of dementia include memory loss, lapses in one’s thinking ability, problems while making judgments tec. This article will inform you about the three most effective herbs that help in controlling the symptoms of dementia. Ginkgo biloba: This herb is an effective treatment for two dementia types, vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Although some experts don’t suggest using ginkgo biloba for treating dementia, this herb has been used since the ancient times for the treatment of mental health disorders including memory loss. Usually, oral consumption of ginkgo biloba is not known to result in serious side effects. Rarely, consuming this herb orally leads to health disorders like  [...]

Recently a research was carried out at Japan’s Hamamatsu University on the effects of massage therapy on patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.  The study was conducted under the School of Medicine of the University. The results obtained from this study have suggested that massage therapy can reduce the aggression levels of the patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Other than this, the study has also revealed that massage therapy can also offer relief to the stressed patients. According to the research team involved in the study, these findings will help doctors treating individuals having any of the above mentioned disorders. The findings will also aid close relatives and caregivers of patients belonging to the above categories. A person with dementia experiences  [...]

Malabsorption or malnutrition is probably the largest cause of dementia. Having inadequate quantity of nutrients throughout or through the major portion of life leaves a person at higher risk of developing dementia at a later stage of his or her life. Dementia is found mostly in the people suffering from vitamin B3 or niacin deficiency. Other than that zinc deficient, which results in nerve cell loss also triggers dementia symptoms. Homeopathic remedies can manage these deficiencies effectively and relieve the patient from the symptoms of dementia. Homeopathic remedies for dementia focus primarily on compensating the damages triggered by the disorder.  The homeopathic medicines focus on how the supplements and nutrition are delivered. This treatment procedure uses natural sources for loading  [...]

When we think of dementia, we almost always end up correlating it to Alzheimer’s. It’s almost as if the two were synonymous. But did you know that Alzheimer’s is actually just one of the causes of dementia? There could be several other causes of the condition. Some of these might be reversible (head trauma, metabolic disorders and certain forms of medication). Other sort of causes would be irreversible; and if the type of dementia is correctly diagnosed, it might be easier for the physicians to figure out what type of care would be appropriate for the patient. Alzheimer’s: This is the leading cause of all the causes that lead to dementia. Almost 2/3rd of all dementia cases are said to come from patients of Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s, by itself, is a progressive disease. It gets  [...]

A new study conducted by the scientists at the University of Gothenburg has thrown light on the topic of dementia. According to this study, people who are better educated are less likely to be affected by dementia even in their old age. The study suggests that people who have taken a higher degree when in college, were less likely to deal with dementia symptoms such as memory loss. The extra time that they had spent poring over books will have its physical benefits as these chaps grow older. There had been studies conducted earlier that had pointed in the direction of good news for those with higher degrees. It was seen that, people who had spent a longer time with their nose buried in books had been offered some kind of protection against the later stages of this condition. But this  [...]

Dementia is general declining in individual’s mental abilities, which can get so severe enough that it can interfere with their daily living and in conducting of activities. Dementia is known to be affecting human’s memory, skills of problem solving, ability of learning, and various other mental functions. Dementia is caused because of damage to brain or even there are some changes in brain. There are various conditions that can be causes of dementia that includes: Injury resulted to brain which is because of head injury, tumors, or even strokes. Diseases: such as Parkinson's disease, frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies. Long-term dependence on alcohol Studies have shown that Alzheimer's disease is one of the most common forms of dementia and after it, dementia  [...]

Dementia is disorder in which there is a decline in cognitive abilities like reasoning, memory, thinking and other mental abilities. This decline in cognitive functionality effects and impairs individual’s abilities in carrying out day to day activities like driving; cooking and other household chores; and this effects even personal care habits and activities like bathing, brushing teeth, dressing, and even feeding those activities which are done for daily living. Symptoms of dementia which are experienced by the individual vary considerably depending upon individual to individual; and even on underlying causes of dementia. Most patients affected from dementia have some of these below mentioned symptoms, though not all. The symptoms of dementia can be very obvious, or at times the symptoms  [...]