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Senile Dementia refers to a deterioration of intellectual function by interfering with the normal chores of life. The term dementia is used only when the person has two or more mental faculties diminished or nil. But we are all destined to senile dementia?
Not everyone has life written on paper. Studies show that 6% of people 60 and older with dementia and 70% of these cases are related to Alzheimer’s.
What is Dementia?
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Recall that dementia is a name given to a group of symptoms that several diseases that cause dementia.
People with this condition have loss of memory, language, perception and reasoning, the latter to be diminished control upsets the person’s emotional behavior.
What happens to people with dementia?
They lose memory
They have difficulty: communicate and think
They can not recognize: people or objects
It’s like you lose the information that was collected throughout his life , however all of these symptoms do not appear on the overnight , this condition is deteriorating the patient’s life , little by little , to bring it to the agency.
What is the difference between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
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The difference is that Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. Really dementia can be caused by various diseases, but 70 % of Alzheimer’s cases.
But if this condition involves damage to the brain cells which speaks of internal damage or sometimes external damage, such as Alzheimer’s that occurs when there is internal damage.
Is there a treatment?
If there are, but they only help the patient to lead a relatively functional for the disease. Administered drugs work to slow the deterioration of the brain. Just as there is no cure for Alzheimer dementia, only vascular type dementia, which is one of the few preventable dementias, preventing or controlling the risk factors such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or diabetes, to reduce the chances of suffering in the future.
Finally some recommendations
Avoid using mirrors in the house; it may be that the person can not be afraid to recognize itself.
Put the things you use this person always in the same place.
Keep the person out of reach of any product or dangerous object, it is best to place specific safety locks on cabinets and drawers.
Do not argue with him or her when asking questions or comments meaningless.
Emphasizes reading according to the capabilities and preferences of the person (newspaper, magazines, novels).
Give them all the time they need to think and respond.
Use plates, plastic cups and cutlery avoid cutting or piercing.
Have calendars, phone lists common and easy viewing clock.
Get used to tell what we are doing to integrate into the activity: for example,-Let’s give the pet a bath – we water garden plants, etc. Although he did not respond, the person feels that is participating in the activity.
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