Dementia

[Happy]

From ABC, October 11, 2006
Brain fluid draining eases dementia: research

Researchers at the Launceston General Hospital in Tasmania have made a breakthrough in the treatment of dementia.
Results of a recent study indicate one form of dementia could be effectively treated by draining excess fluid from the brain.
The study investigated 20 patients diagnosed with a condition which leads to progressive deterioration in mental functioning, a loss of balance and incontinence.
The director of the hospital's Dementia Research Centre, Dr George Razay, says for the majority of patients, the surgery was a success.
"The results have revealed a significant improvement in their physical and mental function in that 71 per cent of our patients improved in memory and mental function and 94 per cent improved in balance and walking," he said.

Looks the weaponry against dementia is gradually increasing.
Diet, mental exercises now fluid draining.

With steady progress in this area, we might be lucky to be able to die just of old age.

 

[Happy]

From: Family Doctor Org

What are some common signs of dementia?
Dementia causes many problems for the person who has it and for the person's family. Many of the problems are caused by memory loss. Some common signs of dementia are listed below. Not everyone who has dementia will have all of these signs.


Recent memory loss. All of us forget things for a while and then remember them later. People with dementia often forget things, but they never remember them. They might ask you the same question over and over, each time forgetting that you've already given them the answer. They won't even remember that they already asked the question.


Difficulty performing familiar tasks. People who have dementia might cook a meal but forget to serve it. They might even forget that they cooked it.


Problems with language. People who have dementia may forget simple words or use the wrong words. This makes it hard to understand what they want.


Time and place disorientation. People who have dementia may get lost on their own street. They may forget how they got to a certain place and how to get back home.


Poor judgment. Even a person who doesn't have dementia might get distracted. But people who have dementia can forget simple things, like forgetting to put on a coat before going out in cold weather.


Problems with abstract thinking. Anybody might have trouble balancing a checkbook, but people who have dementia may forget what the numbers are and what has to be done with them.


Misplacing things. People who have dementia may put things in the wrong places. They might put an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl. Then they can't find these things later.


Changes in mood. Everyone is moody at times, but people with dementia may have fast mood swings, going from calm to tears to anger in a few minutes.


Personality changes. People who have dementia may have drastic changes in personality. They might become irritable, suspicious or fearful.


Loss of initiative. People who have dementia may become

Most points are fairly obvious, and most of them used in ‘Mother and Son’ serial

 

[nioka]

Most points are fairly obvious, and most of them used in ‘Mother and Son’ serial

I find most of the points so obvious that I must be a sufferer.( and so are a lot of other people I know.)

 

[Happy]

I watched an interview with doctor who pointed out the differences between dementia sufferers and normal forgetfulness.

Misplacing things is not always caused by dementia, but as stated above

iron in the freezer

Is different to keys left in different room than usual.

Also forgetting where is the tool, is also different to forgetting what the tool is for.

 

[Julia]

I watched an interview with doctor who pointed out the differences between dementia sufferers and normal forgetfulness.

Misplacing things is not always caused by dementia, but as stated above

Is different to keys left in different room than usual.

Also forgetting where is the tool, is also different to forgetting what the tool is for.

I have a frig next to a clothes dryer in the laundry. Once I tried to put clothes in the frig before I woke up to what I was doing. Does this mean I'm already on the way to dementia???

Julia

 

[tech/a]

I have a frig next to a clothes dryer in the laundry

You mean fridge dont you!!!

 

[kaveman]

Julia, just means you should start using washing powder suitable for cold water, and be careful when you turn on the dryer after storing the milk bottles

 

[Happy]

No, not automatically.

There was accidents preventing course and one of the points raised was that people make mistakes.

One of more common mistakes has to do with –repetitive activity-
If you have tea and coffee next to each other it is only matter of time that one day you’ll want to make tea and make coffee.

Same if you peel potatoes and you put peeled potatoes into a pot and peels into trash, matter of time, and you are bound to put in reverse one day.

It applies to driving on left or right side of the road. It is only matter of time when reflex takes over in dangerous situation and we end up where we should not be.

(I know you didn’t ask the question, but wanted the topic going – problem is, don’t remember why )

 

[noirua]

NB: last post was in 2006

Mum-of-two diagnosed with dementia - at the age of 29 - Parentdish UK
http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2013/10...d=maing-grid7|ukt3|dl11|sec1_lnk2&pLid=213604

Dementia's youngest victims defy stereotypes - Health - Alzheimer's Disease | NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46838410/...ungest-victims-defy-stereotypes/#.Uk_xPJYnDXs

 

[sptrawler]

NB: last post was in 2006

Mum-of-two diagnosed with dementia - at the age of 29 - Parentdish UK
http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2013/10...d=maing-grid7|ukt3|dl11|sec1_lnk2&pLid=213604

Dementia's youngest victims defy stereotypes - Health - Alzheimer's Disease | NBC News
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46838410/...ungest-victims-defy-stereotypes/#.Uk_xPJYnDXs

That is sad, you have to thank your lucky stars, when you and your loved ones get through life relatively unscathed.

 

[samso]

you know that the awareness of Dementia is very poor.

Just last week, I was asked to join a Focus group. I think the awareness of what Dementia is and how to recognise it is very poor in general.

 

[notting]

I think I've had it all my life.

 

[HelloU]

you know that the awareness of Dementia is very poor.

Just last week, I was asked to join a Focus group. I think the awareness of what Dementia is and how to recognise it is very poor in general.

Not enough awareness of so many afflictions. We are flesh and bone that ages though so something has to give eventually.
So did you go to that meet or did you ............................not go?

 

[samso]

Not enough awareness of so many afflictions. We are flesh and bone that ages though so something has to give eventually.
So did you go to that meet or did you ............................not go?

I have put my name in the pool. See if they accept me

 

[samso]

Hi,

I just put up a blog on dementia awareness...

Please have a look.

Cheers

 

[noirua]

Lewy Bodies:
Things That Raise Your Chances of Dementia

In this and other forms of dementia, proteins called Lewy bodies build up and damage brain cells. Dementia with Lewy bodies can lead to problems with memory and movement. Someone with this condition might act out dreams or see things that aren’t there (hallucinations). Although there’s no cure, your doctor can help treat symptoms.


https://www.dementia.org.au/resources/lewy-body-resources

 

[noirua]

 

[noirua]

 

[noirua]

What is dementia? - Which?
What is dementia? - Which?
We explain how to spot the signs of dementia and the difference between this condition and mild cognitive impairment.

 

[Garpal Gumnut]

I was a bit concerned recently that I might be catching dementia of the Alzheimers type ( I believe that it is due to a virus unlike millions of others, ( I don't mean the virus is unlike millions of other viruses but that millions of other people don't believe it is due to a virus ) but then I thought I remembered reading somewhere that losing one's sense of humour is an early sign of Alzheimers although I wasn't sure that was the case or whether my memory was playing tricks on me. I've started using AI and my preferred mode is ARIA which comes with a browser called OPERA that I started using recently so I checked on ARIA and the answer was quite reassuring and I include it below.

It is just that one of the high points of my day apart from getting a hard on is watching Mash and Dad's Army, so I guess my sense of humour is still intact. I have had problems finding words at times or finding the right word to be more accurate. It occurred this evening when I was posting about missing buying a stock and was looking for the phrase "dodge a bullet". I couldn't remember for the life of me the word "dodge". So I put in "missed". Luckily a member a post or two down put in "dodge a bullet" which jogged my memory and led me to my check on AI and this post on humour in dementia. I thought I'd share it for anyone who is interested.

I'm also not depressed fwisw. Contrary to what everyone says about social media, I find ASF and other forums I'm on fantastic for keeping in contact with people who share similar interests to me, fighting depression and age related loss of articulation and I believe it is great at combatting the virus that causes Alzheimers.

gg