Understand dementia, it's definition, symptoms, types, causes, and treatments. Learn valuable insights for managing and supporting those affected by this cognitive condition.
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Problems with coordination and motor functions. Experiencing confusion and disorientation. Changes in personality. Depression – which tends to be more common with conditions like Alzheimer’s. Anxiety. Behaving inappropriately. Paranoia. Agitation. Hallucinations.Dementia...
Other medications can help with other symptoms of dementia in older adults. Antidepressants can be used to treat anxiety or agitation. Antipsychotics can be used to treat delusions or paranoia. Mood stabilizers can help in people with dementia who risk harming themselves or their caregivers. Dementi...
Other symptoms include depression, anxiety, inappropriate behavior, paranoia, agitation, and visual hallucinations.[3] Stages of dementia Cognitive impairment in dementia does not happen all at once. Health professionals describe the level of decline in the patient as a ‘stage’. The Global ...
Paranoia and delusions Another sign of dementia is becoming suspicious of the people around you and thinking that others are out to get you. You might become convinced, again and again, that someone has stolen your wallet, for example. This is often the result of changes in your brain that...
Feelings of paranoia and suspicion Dementia Stages Dementia is a progressive disease, which means that the symptoms get worse over time, usually over years. However, the course can be different for every person with dementia. Doctors may describe its progress in three stages based on how much ...
Psychotic symptoms, including paranoia, delusions (false beliefs), and hallucinations (seeing things that are not there), may be treated with antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol (Haldol), risperidone (Risperdal), quetiapine (Seroquel) and olanzapine (Zyprexa). Side effects of these drugs can be...
Paranoia or suspiciousness Some of the intermediate signs and symptoms of dementia include the following: Worsening of early dementia symptoms Abnormal moods Fabrication of memories to fill the memory gaps Inability to learn new information Some of the later signs and symptoms of dementia include the...
Paranoia and false beliefs Sometimes, the brain of someone with dementia changes enough to cause problems with paranoia, which can significantly impact dementia care. Recognizing paranoia Dementia-related paranoia often involves distrust of family or caregivers. A person with dementia may say th...