| The mental disorder known as dementia affects the | | | | term memory, so that patients are unable to keep |
| mind and memory of a patient. This condition is often | | | | appointments or recall conversations held a few |
| quite difficult to accept and symptoms of dementia | | | | minutes ago, but are able to remember events, |
| are generally dismissed for "senior moments" or "brain | | | | names, dates, and other important information from |
| fogs" instead of taken as legitimate signs of a | | | | their childhood or early adulthood. |
| potentially serious medical issue. | | | | This is especially true in the case of individuals |
| An estimated five to eight percent of men and | | | | diagnosed with Alzheimer's , although as the disease |
| women over the age of 65 experience some | | | | continues to progress, the memory span is shortened |
| problem with dementia, and an astonishing 25 to 50 | | | | further. |
| percent of individuals over the age of 80 are faced | | | | To determine the difference between regularly |
| with some form of dementia. | | | | forgetfulness and dementia, make an appointment |
| The best way to combat dementia from progressing | | | | with a specialist in the field. |
| rapidly and claiming more and more of the patient's | | | | A specialist will be able to run special diagnosing tests |
| memory, mind, and life is to identify the medical | | | | on the patient to determine if the mind is |
| condition as early as possible. | | | | experiencing signs of dementia. |
| Finding the symptoms of dementia early is the key | | | | Another common sign of dementia and Alzheimer's is |
| for giving the patient the most hope for stopping or | | | | the loss of ability to do common things, including |
| even reversing the disease. | | | | locking doors, cooking, driving, or reading. |
| The most common symptoms of dementia are those | | | | Also, a patient may not be able to follow favorite |
| associated with memory. | | | | television shows or movies, since he or she may |
| Although it is not unusual for men and women to | | | | forget the plot or the characters. |
| forget things or misplace things as they age, there is | | | | A common method of diagnosing memory problems |
| a fine line between regularly forgetfulness and | | | | is a sudden showing of inappropriate, irritable, or |
| dementia. | | | | hostile behavior. |
| Usually dementia is more associated with the short | | | | |