Thursday, May 4, 2017

Can Dementia be Cured ? What causes dementia and its Stages

Dementia is a general term for the memory decline ability . Dementia is not a specific disease , it is overall range of symptom associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities.  

Senility" or "senile dementia is a often misunderstood , it is the problem that occurs due to ageing and is very common problem . But in reality it is also a serious issue to be taken into account and undergoing a proper treatment .

Since the symptoms of dementia commonly occurs in all person now and then .  But dementia affected people might critically affected by these symptoms

Dementia Symptoms :

  • Not focusing or paying attention to the everyday activity .
  • Visual Perception.
  • Reasoning and Judgement.
  • Memory loss.

All the above mentioned symptoms when it is critical then going for the treatment would be the right choice.


Dementia

signs and symptoms of dementia

Dementia Causes :

Causes of dementia can't be figured but we can brief out certain reasons for the dementia.

  Dementia could be caused when particular part of the brain is damaged . The damage occurs when the brain cells could not communicate with each other effectively . Different types of dementia is caused due to damages in the particular cell region . For example : certain part of the cell gets damaged with the high levels of proteins inside and outside
the brain cell .

Here is list of Causes of dementia :

Depression
Thyroid Problem
Vitamin Deficiencies
Excess use of Alcohol
Medication Side Effects

7 stages of Dementia :

Stage 1 : No Cognitive Decline

No Dementia : In this Stage person is absolutely not having dementia

Stage 2 : No Cognitive Decline

No Dementia : In this stage the person with normal forgetfulness due to ageing , not able to remember name or phone numbers .

Stage 3: Mild cognitive Decline

No Dementia :  This stage includes increased forgetfulness , less work concentration , not able to remember certain words . But person falling in this phase can be cured perfectly with the help of family and acquaintance.

Stage 4 :  Moderate Cognitive Decline

Early stage of dementia : This stage includes decreased concentration of work , decrease memory , more forgetfulness . Person will feel not to socialize , want to get isolated from family members during this stage . A physician can detect clear cognitive problems during a patient interview, physical exam and dementia testing .

Stage 5 : Moderately Severe Cognitive Decline

Mid Stage Dementia : People in this stage have major memory loss problem and struggle to perform daily activities normally (eating , working , preparing meals , bathing ) . People may not remember phone number , address or even date and time , place they are currently present .

Stage 6 : Severe cognitive decline

Mid stage Dementia : People in stage 6 require extensive assistance to carry out daily activities like dressing themselves. They find difficult to recall early life , forgetting names of close family members . Ability to think declines and have personality changes .

Stage 7 : Very severe cognitive decline
 
Late Stage Dementia : People at this stage will find complex to speak or no speaking . Requires exclusive support from family members and correct diagnosis and Medications from a psychiatrist specialist

Finally , Dementia can be cured by approaching Psychiatrist Specialist . 

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