What’s required for dementia diagnosis, better management?

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Is Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease one and the same?
Alzheimer's is the most common form of #dementia in people who are older than 65 years and contributes to about 60 to 70 per cent of cases.

Dementia can also result from a variety of conditions, including chronic alcoholism, stroke, Wilson’s disease, herpes virus and #HIV infections, #thyroid disease and #vitamin deficiency.

How do you diagnose dementia?
Unfortunately, there is no one test to determine if someone has dementia. Doctors diagnose #Alzheimer's and other types of dementia based on a careful medical history, a physical examination, MRI scans and the characteristic changes in thinking, day-to-day function and behavior associated with each type. #Laboratory tests and MRI imaging are also done to exclude other causes that could be treatable, especially in younger patients.

Is the condition treatable?
In the case of most progressive #dementias, including #Alzheimer's disease, there is no cure and no treatment that stops its progression. But, there are drug treatments that may temporarily slow down its progression.

Instead of branding old people that “they are behaving strangely”, people with dementia need care, love and understanding, the same care we accord children.

#Alzheimers2018 is scheduled on 03-04 #December, 2018 at #Madrid, Spain with the theme of Leading #Advancements and #Remedies in the #Neurodegenerative Disorders.

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