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Symptoms Of Dementia In Seniors
| The main symptoms of dementia in seniors are short term memory loss, slow down in the thinking process and a decline in their reasoning skills. In addition, as the disease progresses, you will notice a change in the person's personality, behavior and moods. All the symptoms of dementia in seniors will not manifest themselves.More... |
Coping With Aggressive Dementia Patient
Aggression is part of dementia which many elderly patients exhibit. It has been noticed that aggression in hospitalized patients is more than those who are taken care of at home but this does not mean that you will not have to cope with an aggressive dementia patient at some time or the other.
A dementia patient usually gets angry and aggressive due to something very small or mild like seeing a food item that he or she does not want to eat. One of the best ways to cope with aggressive dementia patients is to put them into anger management therapy. However, there are different ways of coping with aggressive dementia patients even without sending them to anger management therapy. More...
Progressive Dementia And Prognosis
Dementia is a progressive disease and it the loss of mental ability and acuity, which tends to interfere with the daily life of the person. Dementia is characterized by short term memory loss and is very different from age-related memory loss. There is a misconception that dementia is part and parcel of aging, which is not true. It is a disease and affects the brain cells.
Progressive dementia can take a toll on the caretaker and the rest of family and this is terrible since the prognosis for the disease is varies from one person to another. But one thing is certain that the lifespan of a person suffering from dementia is less compared to a healthy person of the same age. The way the disease progresses, determines the prognosis. If dementia affects vital organs, as is the case in advanced dementia, the prognosis is not very good. However, people in early stages of dementia can lead a full and quality life just by taking a few precautions. More...
Age Dementia Symptoms
Age dementia symptoms vary from one person to the next. Not all the people suffering from age dementia exhibit all the symptoms, and these symptoms may either be subtle or obvious. But it goes without saying that one of the most common age dementia symptoms is short term memory loss. More...
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Symptoms of Dementia in Seniors - Progressive Dementia and Prognosis
