Dementia occurs most commonly in elderly people; it used to be called senility and/or senile dementia, and was considered a normal part of aging. Affected people were labeled as demented. The term "senile dementia" is infrequently used in the current medical literature and has been replaced by...
Kate Smithanswered this Sudden Mood And Personality Changes In An Elderly Person: A Sign Of Dementia? Read more New ReplyFollowNew Topic cheri19437over a year ago I really want to know something about dementia causes. I mean, is it possible that the ones we know and love, become completely...
About 70%-80% of people with dementia have it. But there are as many as 50 other causes of dementia. Dementia symptoms may improve with treatment. But many of the diseases that cause dementia aren't curable. Dementia vs. delirium Delirium is a sudden severe change in your brain function....
Dementia symptoms may improve with treatment. But many of the diseases that cause dementia aren't curable. Dementia vs. delirium Delirium is a sudden severe change in your brain function. Much like dementia, it causes confusion, disorientation, and problems with thinking and memory.Deliriumtypically...
1 In light of the high incidence of polypharmacy among the elderly, drug-induced seizures may be a particular risk for this population. There is a relatively high frequency of epilepsy in the elderly that is now being recognized.1 While new-onset seizures are uncommon in geriatric patients, ...
When sexual dysfunction is present, the physician must evaluate all the possible problems in this chain of events. At what age do men experience sexual dysfunction? There are normal changes in sexual function in the elderly. Older men can have the following symptoms of sexual dysfunction: Longer...
Cerebrovascular disease is the leading cause of epilepsy in elderly individuals, and the second most common cause of late-onset dementia. Definitions It is important to recognize that stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA) are clinical syndromes and that the underlying vascular brain injury can ...
Alzheimer's disease was first identified in 1906 by a physician named Alois Alzheimer after performing an autopsy and discovering unusual build up in the brains of a few elderly patients. It is one of the most common forms of dementia, but is also one of the most difficult to actually...
Alzheimer's disease was first identified in 1906 by a physician named Alois Alzheimer after performing an autopsy and discovering unusual build up in the brains of a few elderly patients. It is one of the most common forms of dementia, but is also one of the most difficult to actually diagn...
The impact of persistent depressive disorder to people with the disorder, their families, and society is significant. For example, people with this depressive disorder can be twice as likely to developdementiaand therefore be unproductive and otherwise unable to care for themselves or others compared...