Dementia Vs Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia. There are three types of dementia. They are Alzheimer's dementia, vascular dementia and lewy body. Alzheimer's dementia occurs due to fail of nerve cells in the areas of brain and other mental functions. Vascular dementia occurs when arteries feeding the brain are blocked. Lewy bodies develop with in the cells of mid brain and beneath the cerebral hemisphere. Alzheimer's disease is not always dementia. Dementia is describes as collection of symptoms where person's ability to carry out daily activities are affecting. The symptoms of dementia are forgetfulness, difficulty in making decisions and thinking ahead, difficulty in language, increased aggression. There are several causes that can cause dementia. While the most cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Dementia-symptoms also can develop as a result of some other conditions such as vitamin deficiency, and certain infectious diseases.

Alzheimer's disease accounts for nearly 60 percent of all dementia cases. Alzheimer's affects the part of brain which controls thought, memory, language etc. It generally starts at the age of 60. The first sign of this disease is mild forgetfulness. As the disease progress the symptoms become more easily noticed and concern should be given to them. Patients with Alzheimer's can be treated with medications to slow down the progressions. There is no cure and this Alzheimer's disease cannot be stopped. It is important to take suggestion of doctor and take the diagnosis the brain.

Dementia is used to describe a number of conditions characterized by the gradual loss of intellectual functions. There are other conditions that cause dementia other than Alzheimer's disease. They are depression, drug intoxication, brain tumors, lewy body dementia, thyroid deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency etc. As we age drugs will be taken extremely, due to these drugs there is a chance of fail of side effects, one side effect of medications is impaired mental functioning. Dementia can be produced by multiple small strokes.

Thus its better to consult a doctor if we are experiencing any memory loss difficulties. Alzheimer's association is helping in collecting funds for research. It also helping to know people more about this Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's awareness bracelets are also available at Alzheimer's organization. There are many branches available all over the world for Alzheimer's association to aware people about this disease. Sometimes Alzheimer's seems to be frightening and serious. There are many reasons for this disease to occur such as family factor, genetics, etc.

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