Question 1

what should i do if i have signs/symptoms of dementia?

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Seek evaluation: If you suspect that your brain is having major problems, seek an evaluation from a neurologist, psychiatrist or other health professional with experience in this area. There are conditions that can mimic dementia and early intervention may offer the best benefits.

Question 2

what are the first noticeable signs, symptoms of dementia?

Accepted Answer

See below: Forgetfulness with related confabulations; these are verbal statements and/or actions that inaccurately describe history, background, and present situations. Such “honest lying” is distinct from lying because there is typically no intent to deceive and the individual is unaware that their information is false; disorientation to place and time, difficulty making small decisions.

Question 3

can you please tell me first noticeable signs and symptoms of dementia?

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Cognitive abili loss: Dementia is not merely a problem of memory. It reduces the ability to learn, reason, retain or recall past experience and there is also loss of patterns of thoughts, feelings and activities. Additional mental and behavioral problems often affect people who have dementia, and may influence quality of life, caregivers, and the need for institutionalization.

Question 4

what are the early signs and symptoms of dementia?

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Dementia: Early signs often include repeating self multiple times as if it was something new, losing things, getting lost going to familiar places and being more defensive and avoidant.

Question 5

signs and symptoms or diagnosis of lewy body dementia?

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Lewy body dementia: Involves the memory problems of any dementia as well as sleep disturbance early, well formed visual hallucinations and muscle ridigity or parkinsonian movement features.

Question 6

what are the signs and symptoms in your parents thatwould likely be the diagnosis of lewy body dementia?

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Lewy Body Dementia: Lewy body dementia (dlb) is a progressive brain disease with cognitive, behavioral, and motor system deterioration similar to that seen in Parkinson's disease. Features include visual hallucinations, a fluctuating course,  disorientation, and executive and visuospatial dysfunction with relatively spared language & memory function. Apathy, irritability, depression, and agitation are also common.

Question 7

what are signs of dementia?

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See below: Dementia has gradual onset: forgetfulness will increase with time;  disorientation to time and place;judgement, decision making, will be affected in the later stages; later loss of communication skills. Patients need to be evaluated for dementia by looking at various domains by a professional. In the elderly, sometimes depression might be confused for dementia, therefore a thorough exam is needed

Question 8

what symptoms suggest dementia?

Accepted Answer

Impaired thinking: Dementia is a term meaning a progressive decline in thinking abilities that interfere with activities of daily living. Dementia can be seen with progressive declines in memory, language, visuospatial and perceptual functions, executive functions and behavior. The most common is the memory loss seen in alzheimer's disease. See: http://alz.Org/alzheimers_disease_alzheimers_disease.Asp for more info.

Question 9

are lost car keys a sign of dementia?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Trouble forming a new memory, getting lost in familiar places and word finding problems are the most common signs  of alzheimers. To diagnose dementia one needs to look for multiple symptoms i n different parts of the brain that are affecting functioning.

Question 10

what causes dementia and its symptoms?

Accepted Answer

The brain areas: Each different type of dementia causes damage to different parts of the brain. The symptoms a person has depends on the brain areas affected.

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