Dementia a growing concern with the aging population- iFARM a Solution
Dementia isn’t a specific disease. Instead, it describes a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning.
Though dementia generally involves memory loss, memory loss has different causes–
- Alzheimer’s disease which accounts for 60 to 80% of cases.
- Vascular dementia which occurs after stroke is the second common type of dementia.
- Thyroid problems.
- Vitamin deficiencies.
- Dementia with Lewy bodies(DLB).
- Mixed dementia.
- Frontotemporal dementia.
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus.
- Huntington’s Disease.
- Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome.
SYMPTOMS
Dementia symptoms vary depending on the cause, but common signs and symptoms include:
Cognitive changes
- Memory loss, which is usually noticed by a spouse or someone else.
- Difficulty communicating or finding words
- Difficulty reasoning or problem-solving.
- Difficulty handling complex tasks.
- Difficulty with planning and organizing.
- Difficulty with coordination and motor functions.
- Confusion and disorientation.
Psychological changes
- Personality changes.
- Depression.
- Anxiety.
- Inappropriate behavior.
- Paranoia.
- Agitation.
- Hallucinations.
