Loss of motivation.A person with dementia may lose interest in life-long hobbies, may sleep all the time, or may sit in front of the television all the time. Vision problems.Poor visioncan be a predictor or a symptom of dementia.
A Mysterious Loss of Memory: Mrs. K. Develops Depressive Symptoms and Memory Loss While Being Successfully Treated for Multiple Sclerosis and Migraines. How Would You Address Her Cognitive Decline?CASE Worsening memory Mrs. K, age 46, is being treated by a neurologist for stable...Rao, Murali...
This article compares memory performance, reports of memory loss and depressive symptoms in attenders at a GP-referral and a self-referral memory clinic, with age- and sex-matched community controls. The GP-referred patients were older, had lower MMSE scores and had levels of memory complaint ...
New York, said, "These findings underscore the importance of monitoring memory changes in older adults with increasing depressive symptoms to identify memory loss early and prevent further worsening of depressive function.
As the disease progresses, memory loss and such changes in personality, mood, and behavior, such as confusion, irritability, restlessness and agitation, are likely to appear. Judgment, concentration, orientation, writing, reading, speech, motor behavior and naming of objects may also be affected....
Dissociative amnesia. Usually occurring suddenly, this type of memory loss can last only minutes or hours, or in rare cases months or years. You may forget traumatic experiences or basic information about your life. Dissociative identity disorder. This disorder used to be known as multiple personal...
Normally, the rate of thyroid hormone production is controlled by the brain by the pituitary gland. Hypothyroidism is a very common condition and the symptoms of hypothyroidism are often subtle but may include constipation, memory loss, hair loss, and depression. There are a variety of causes of...
Family caregiver social problem-solving abilities and adjustment to caring for a relative with vision loss. To examine the prevalence of persons at risk for depression among family caregivers of visually impaired persons and the extent to which social problem-sol... Jennifer,K,Bambara,... - 《In...
of life. It can cause feelings ofdepressionand isolation, especially in older adults. Over time, you can start to have problems with your mental function. Studies that look at treating hearing loss show that as your hearing gets better, so does your brain function, especially your memory. ...
2.Othersymptomsofdepression-avarietyofdepressive symptoms Patientswiththesetypicalsymptomsarerare.Manypatients haveonlyoneortwoofthem,andtheseverityvariesfromperson toperson.Depression,anxiety,lossofinterest,lackof energy,pessimism,lowself-esteem,etc.areallcommon ...