Dementia
is a medical condition verisimilar to Alzheimer's Disease. Quite
often, the chronic ailments are so similar that it is often
confused with each other.
Review these facts on dementia
A neurological
disorder, dementia affects an afflicted person’s ability to
think, communicate, rationalize, recall or sometimes even move.
Quite often, Alzheimer's disease is the cause of dementia.
The
most prevalent types of dementia include vascular dementia,
Alzheimer's disease, and Lewy body dementia
Certain
sufferers of dementia may experience Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer's
disease and vascular dementia at the same time.
Cases
of Alzheimer’s disease are theorized to be caused by a deficit
of nerve cells in the areas of the brain that are responsible
memory and other vital mental functions. The loss of nerve cells
is attributed to both tangles of protein in the cells of the
brain and the development of abnormal clumps.
Approximately, ten percent of the American population (over
the age of 65) suffers from Alzheimer's. Almost 50 percent of
the population over the age 85 is Alzheimer’s disease.
One of
the initial indicators of Alzheimer's disease is generally forgetfulness.
The progression of the medical illness negatively impact language,
comprehension and reasoning. Most Alzheimer's patients lose
the capability to care for themselves.
Generally,
subsequent to a stroke, vascular dementia is a common after
effect. It transpires when the arteries that feed the brain
are blocked or narrow in width
The actual medical cause and effect of Alzheimer's disease has
not been determined.
Certain
types of vascular dementia develop at a very slow rate. It’s
one of the reasons; vascular dementia is confused with Alzheimer's
disease. However, certain sufferers have both diseases simultaneously.
Reasoning, comprehending, walking, communication, bladder control
and vision are commonly affected/impaired with vascular dementia.
The best way to prevent further complication of the disease
is to keep blood pressure low. |
