Welcome to Dementia.cc

Welcome to Dementia.cc

Dementia (from Latin de- "apart, away" + mens (genitive mentis) "mind")

Dementia is a progressive deterioration in a person's functioning. The most common cause is Alzheimer's disease but there are other causes. Common early symptoms include memory loss, confusion, personality changes, apathy and withdrawal.

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Dementia - More Than Just Memory Loss

Dementia is more than just memory loss

As we age, we naturally have difficulty remembering things or finding the right words to say. This is normal. However, Dementia is not normal. The condition causes mental changes that make it difficult to function and carry out our normal lives, not just remember names and dates.

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What's The Difference Between Alzheimer's And Dementia?

By: Molly Shomer

"What's the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's?" It's a common question, and doctors are some of the best at confusing us. Physicians seem to prefer the word "dementia," possibly because Alzheimer's has become such a loaded word. "Dementia" somehow sounds less frightening to many people, and now even the experts have started using the words interchangeably.

They aren't interchangeable. Alzheimer's Disease and dementia are two very different things.

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Facts About Dementia

Dementia is a debilitating disease that not only effects the person afflicted with it but the entire family. Dementia is a progressive disease that over a period of years eventually robs a person of their ability to recognize family members or take care of themselves and their daily needs. Alzheimers is only one form of dementia and is the best known.

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Ways to cope with changed behaviours

Ways to cope with changed behaviours

Ways to cope with changed behaviours
Suggestions for coping with changed behaviours include:

  • Provide a calm, unstressed environment in which the person with dementia follows a familiar routine – this can help to avoid some difficult behaviours.
    • Try to keep the environment familiar. People with dementia can become upset if they find themselves in a strange situation or among a group of unfamiliar people where they feel confused and unable to cope.

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