Dementia

Abstract
Dementia describes a group of symptoms that are caused by changes in the brains function.   Dementia can be classified as many different symptoms.   With dementia patients there are two types that are most common, with Alzheimer’s being at the top, and Multi-infarct Dementia also known as vascular dementia.

Dementia
What exactly is Dementia?   Dementia can be defined as the loss of mental functions.   The meaning of dementia is “deprived of ones mind” and is a very serious cognitive disorder.   Some of these mental functions can be severe enough to interfere with day to day activities.   Dementia is not a disease like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, but rather a group of symptoms that are caused by various conditions or group.   Dementia symptoms can include changes in personality, behavior and mood.   Dementia symptoms also affect the intellectual, social and mental skills that also hinder day to day activities.   People with dementia have trouble functioning in familiar places; they are unable to follow simple directions, as well as being disoriented to people, time and place.
Some cases of dementia are treatable and curable because the symptoms that cause these are known as pseudo-dementia. .   Dementia can be mistaken for other illnesses or mental instabilities. These symptoms can arise from substance abuse, prescription drug abuse, vitamin or hormone imbalances as well as severe depression.   These are all treatable and curable types of dementia.   Dementia is not a specific disease, but rather a group of symptoms that are caused by changes that occur in the brain.   Dementia can also be defined as a group of symptoms that affect intellectual social and mental health skills, which hinder day to day activities.   People with dementia have trouble functioning in familiar places, unable to follow simple directions, as well as being disoriented to people, time and place.   Dementia is an organic brain syndrome which results in cognitive impairments, and can occur...