{"id":4506,"date":"2025-06-17T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/alzheimers\/?p=4506"},"modified":"2025-06-17T09:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T14:26:57","slug":"what-should-we-know-about-dementia-or-senility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/alzheimers\/what-should-we-know-about-dementia-or-senility\/","title":{"rendered":"What Should We Know About Dementia or Senility?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dementia or Senility<\/span><\/p>\n

The probability that a person has dementia increases with age. However, studies have shown that the disease may occur before 60 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dementias are diseases in which intellectual capacity deteriorates progressively and continuously.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dementia is a group of symptoms that usually occur in diseases that cause brain damage and the death of neurons.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nerve cell death is a normal process, but in the case of some illnesses, the process runs faster.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are many types of dementia, the most common being Alzheimer’s disease (more than 60% of cases of dementia), vascular dementia, and dementia of Parkinson’s disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

How does dementia manifest?<\/span><\/p>\n

Patients with dementia or senility have problems with short-term memory.<\/span><\/p>\n

They can forget what was just said or done, even if they remember things that happened many years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is difficult for them to orient in time and space. They no longer recognize family members, are becoming less and less communicative, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

They need closer supervision and help to meet the most mundane activities such as dressing or eating, as the disease progresses.<\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of dementia can occur in cases of major depression or of acute confusional states.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diagnosis of dementia<\/span><\/p>\n

It is very important to be diagnosed as early as possible because early treatment can improve symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although the disease is incurable, existing treatments can help them improve their quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

An early diagnosis allows the patient and family to plan an informed life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Diagnosis can be made by health experts, psychiatrists, neurologists, or geriatricians, after some tests, plus computed tomography.<\/span><\/p>\n

To have a correct diagnosis, the patient must be evaluated and treated by a multidisciplinary team consisting of specialists (psychiatrist, neurologist, and psychogeriatric), psychologists,s and a social worker.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medications for dementia<\/span><\/p>\n

Any form of dementia cannot yet be cured, but some treatments can help.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the early stage and moderate Alzheimer’s dementia, there are medications (cholinesterase inhibitors) that the doctor can recommend.<\/span><\/p>\n

These drugs help affected nerve cells work better for a while, and so it eases the effects of the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like all medicines, they are not suitable for everyone and sometimes can have side effects.<\/span><\/p>\n

The symptoms must be carefully reviewed before a doctor prescribes a prescription.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any change in the disease may require a new evaluation and possible treatment changes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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