by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Lewy body dementia, also known as dementia with Lewy bodies, is the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Often [someone] is originally diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but then the diagnosis is changed to dementia with...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Pick’s disease is a kind of dementia similar to Alzheimer’s but far less common. It affects parts of the brain that control emotions, behavior, personality, and language. Pick’s disease is a rare type of age-related dementia that affects the frontal lobes...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer’s or other dementia. Alzheimer’s and dementia causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. Overview Dementia is a collection of symptoms that can occur due to a variety...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Vascular dementia is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to your brain. Vascular dementia is a group of conditions that cause a decline in cognitive...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Dementia is a syndrome, not a disease. A syndrome is a group of symptoms that doesn’t have a definitive diagnosis. Dementia is an umbrella term that Alzheimer’s disease can fall under. Dementia vs. Alzheimer’s Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease aren’t the...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
The progression of dementia can span anywhere from a couple of years to more than a decade; and no two people experience the different stages of dementia in the exact same way. The unpredictability of the disease challenges caregivers to meet their loved one’s...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Early-onset Alzheimer’s is an uncommon form of dementia that strikes people younger than age 65. Of all the people who have Alzheimer’s disease, about 5 percent develop symptoms before age 65. So if 4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, at least...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson’s syndrome, is a form of dementia which is usually considered an atypical variant of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral cortex, resulting in the...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
Seniors who may be experiencing loss of cognitive function often avoid testing for fear that they may have the dreaded disease. Yet other, more treatable problems are thought to account for 40 percent of the 44.4 million cases of dementia worldwide, and the treatments...
by Alex | Oct 2, 2024 | Recognizing the Signs of Dementia
If your aging parent, spouse, or loved one is happy living independently in their home there will likely come a time when they will need some extra assistance in order to manage daily tasks and chores. There are a number of potentially concerning signs that begin...
