Dementia
is one of a number of diseases which
affects your memory, language and
alertness but not your consciousness.
You are still awake when you are demented.
Out of approximately 5% of the population
over the age of 65, 5% suffer from
severe dementia and 15% from a milder
form. Dementia often develops gradually
and the most common type is Alzheimer's
disease.
In
Alzheimer's disease the symptoms are
- bad memory
- aphasia - speech
difficulty or difficulty understanding
and finding words
- apraxia - difficulty
carrying out tasks such as tying
shoelaces
- agnosia - difficulty
recognising things and people
- difficulty seeing
things in the broader perspective,
planning and structuring things
- difficulty with
abstract reasoning
Dementia often causes passiveness,
bad moods and change in personality.
Especially in the early phase of dementia
it can be mistaken for depression
and approximately 12% of all people
with dementia will actually develop
depression. On the other hand, some
people with depression are so inhibited
and passive that they appear demented.
This is called hysterical pseudodementia,
which is a condition that can be cured
with the right treatment.
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