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Delirium, Dementia & Other Cognitive Disorders

Are you you worried you may have dementia, or have you recently been diagnosed? Or is a loved-one dealing with delirium, Dementia, and other cognitive disorders? You can ask questions, look for info and discuss coping mechanisms here.

Is early onset dementia rare type of this disease?

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Hello, my father has been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease; he passed away two years ago. I am pregnant now, and I would like to know something more about those dementia conditions. It started slowly with my father and progressed within years, in spite of medication. Is early onset dementia...

by User avatar yalonda162255778

What are risk factors for vascular dementia?

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Hello, my mother has problems with high pressure; she is over weighted and smokes a lot. When she went to see a doctor because of the coughing, he told her that the risk of brain infarct is very much increased because of developed arteriosclerosis that affected great number of arteries. He also...

by User avatar staci35763

Is vascular dementia always followed with high blood pressure?

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Hi! My grandmother recently had two strokes and now her doctor told that she also had vascular dementia. I didn’t know anything about this disease. Then I tried to inform myself as much as I could. Still I don’t quite understand is vascular dementia always followed with high blood...

by User avatar chas93255520

Will dementia cause my father to be mean and self absorbed?

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Hello, my father is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He has this condition for three years and now he is 68 years old. In the beginning there were no clear signs of this illness, we thought he has depression problems. And then, speaking problems and memory loss occurred. Will dementia cause...

by User avatar sena136254449

Is semantic dementia treatable in any way?

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Hello, my mother has just been diagnosed with semantic dementia last week. It seems that her condition is getting worse day by day, she does not speak normal at all and it looks like she has problems recognizing certain object and what they do. Is semantic dementia treatable in any way?

by User avatar pet152453846

In what way is oxygen beneficial for vascular dementia?

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Hi! My grandmother has vascular dementia for few weeks. And few days ago she had another stroke. Now she is in very bad condition. My parents and I are desperate because we don’t know what we can do to help her. I heard that oxygen can be beneficial for vascular dementia. Tell me, please, in...

by User avatar Guest

Is multi - infarct dementia same as vascular dementia?

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Hello, my father is 65 years old and he had problems with blood vessels in the brain (because of the existing arteriosclerosis). And now, doctor concluded that he has multi – infarct dementia and I would like to know if multi – infarct dementia is vascular dementia? Can you give me an...

by User avatar francisca100456039

is androgen decline related to dementia?

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My father has this illness and last few months I was trying to inform myself as much as it possible. I read few books and a lot of articles about dementia. But sill I didn’t find anything about link between the andropause and memory loss. Please, tell me is androgen decline related to...

by User avatar murvyn36236

Can alcohol induce dementia?

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Hello! My father has problems with dementia. He suffered from depression at first and some sort of anxiety as well. Then he started to lose contact with other people and he was unable to carry out everyday tasks. Then he started repeating things in conversation, feeling suspicious of other people...

by User avatar dayna66953234

Is caring for patients with dementia very hard?

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Hi! My grandpa is very old and his general health is very bad. Yesterday his doctor told to my father that grandpa has dementia. Please, can somebody give me information about this disease? Is caring for patients with dementia very hard? I would like to help as much as I can.

by User avatar valentino117454311