5 Warning Signs Someone Has Dementia

Like most diseases that severely affect cognitive performance, dementia is a tragic and painful condition. In this article, we will discuss what dementia (and other), and some warning signs of the condition and methods of treatment.

What is dementia?
According to the Alzheimer’s organization, dementia is a general term for low mental capacity that is severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss and Alzheimer’s – the two most common forms of dementia – are two examples. Dementia is, in general, a gradual decline in thinking, thinking and thinking skills.

Dementia itself is not a specific disease. Instead, the term applies to a set of symptoms that may indicate a severe cognitive disorder. Because of the complex nature of the disorder, dementia can only be diagnosed by a licensed doctor (usually a neurologist).

Types of dementia
As we have mentioned, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 per cent of all cases. Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal disorder that deviates from brain cells and cognitive functions. Unfortunately, people with Alzheimer’s often notice changes in themselves; this makes it difficult to explain what they are experiencing to friends, family, and others.

The second major cause of dementia is called vascular dementia – a form of dementia caused by a stroke. Mayo Clinic is characterized by a stroke as follows:
Stroke occurs when the blood flow is interrupted or reduced to your brain. This deprives your mind of oxygen and nutrients, which can cause the death of your cells. Stroke may occur due to a blocked artery (stroke), leakage or explosion of blood vessels (hemorrhagic stroke).

What dementia is not
As mentioned, dementia is a complex medical condition. However, ignorance has led people to believe that it is age-related – it is not. For each organization Alzheimer’s disease:
Dementia is often referred to incorrectly as “dementia” or “dementia,” which reflects the belief in the past, but it is not true that serious mental decline is a natural part of aging. Changes in memory often occur (not always) with age.

The main difference between any “age-related” memory problems and dementia is the degree to which everyday life is affected. Everyone forgets something at some time or another, or experiences severe episodes of “brain fog”. Many people have problems with memory and thinking problems clearly – this does not mean that they have dementia.

Given the complexity of the subject, we recommend that anyone suffering or knowing someone with cognitive problems seek medical advice.

Here are 5 possible signs of dementia:

1. Difficulty planning or solving problems
Some people with dementia have sudden changes in their ability to develop and follow the plan. Once simple tasks, such as tracking bank balances or following a recipe, for example, become more complex. It is also common during the onset of dementia to experience increasing problems of concentration.

2. Problem with familiar tasks once

One of the most obvious signs of dementia is the low ability to complete routine tasks. A person may be unable to navigate a familiar path or forget how to play a favorite game. Usually, doing something normal is deeply rooted neuroscience. One is able to be completed “without thinking”. Any noticeable changes in a person’s ability to complete a joint task require attention.

3. New problems when communicating

People suffering from dementia often have problems after the conversation. They may stop interacting, or forget something they have said (they may repeat themselves), or have no idea how to proceed. Vocabulary challenges are also common, such as inability to find the right word.

4. Withdrawal from social activities or work

When a person begins to experience the cognitive challenges brought on by dementia, he or she may begin to remove himself from work or social activities. Part of this withdrawal may be due to personal changes, fear or denial. Regardless of the rationale, some sufferers of dementia gradually become distant.

5. Subversive amnesia of daily life

Again, the basic phrase is “disorder in daily life”. Memory gaps occur for all of us, but these lapses rarely make a big handicap nowadays – if that happens – rarely. During the early stages of dementia, forgetting information that has been learned recently is one of the most common signs of the underlying condition.
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Bump on head ‘doubles risk of getting dementia’

A bump on the head can double the risk of getting dementia, even if you do not lose consciousness, researchers have warned.

More than two-thirds of traumatic brain injuries in England and Wales are classed as ‘mild’. Often caused by falls or minor car crashes, these cases can go unreported because victims fail to realise they have suffered a significant injury.

But a study of more than 350,000 people has found such blows to the head raise the risk of getting dementia by more than double, and the risk is similar to that of being knocked unconscious.
 
Researchers tracked Army veterans who had suffered blows to the head both in military and civilian life for an average of just over four years. A senior author of the study, said: ‘There are several mechanisms that may explain the association between traumatic brain injury and dementia.

‘There’s something about trauma that may hasten the development of neurodegenerative conditions. One theory is that brain injury induces or accelerates the accumulation of abnormal proteins that lead to neuronal death associated with conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.

‘It’s also possible that trauma leaves the brain more vulnerable to other injuries or ageing processes, but we need more work in this area.’

More than 10,000 people in England and Wales suffered a mild traumatic brain injury between April 2014 and June 2015.

Brain injuries are most common in people aged between 80 and 90, who are vulnerable to falls, and also peak in those aged 20 to 30, who suffer around 15 per cent of these injuries, often from traffic collisions. Traumatic brain injuries do not always cause concussion and a mild brain injury often does not cause loss of consciousness, but can cause temporary amnesia for up to a day.

To look at the effect of the injuries, the US researchers matched 178,779 military veterans who had suffered traumatic brain injuries with an equal number who had not. They found someone’s risk of dementia almost quadrupled if they had suffered a moderate to severe brain injury.

But a brain injury without loss of consciousness raised the risk by 2.36 times, which is similar to the 2.51 times increased risk for people who lost consciousness. The study included veterans whose head injuries could have taken place at home, as well as veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, who were more likely to have been injured in combat zones, including through shockwaves from explosions.

The study’s lead author said: ‘The findings in both groups were similar, indicating that concussions occurring in combat areas were as likely to be linked to dementia as those concussions affecting the general population.’

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CALCIUM DEFICIENCY SIGNS TO LOOK OUT FOR

We all know well that calcium is essential for our bone growth and as we grow older, many of us also need calcium supplement to prevent osteoporosis.. But, many youngsters may also have calcium deficiency.

Here are the top three signs that indicate you are suffering from calcium deficiency.

Sleepless nights? : Sleep is essential for your bone health and calcium is directly associated with your sleep cycle. The level of calcium in your bones rises and falls when you are asleep and it reaches its peak when you are in deep sleep. This indicates that when you are unable to sleep properly, it is a warning sign of calcium deficiency. There are various researches that have confirmed, that by increasing the level of calcium, it is possible to restore the normal sleep cycle of an individual. This is also related to the role that calcium plays in the production of a sleep hormone called melatonin. When the calcium content in the body is really low, this hormone is not produced, thus, making it difficult for a person to sleep.

Finding difficult to lose weight?: Yet another frustrating aspect of any individual’s life is the inability to shed off excess pounds. This issue is also linked with the lack of calcium supply in the body. The calcium that’s stored in the cells assists in the processing and storage of fat. So the fat cells with high calcium content burn faster, making you lose weight. Thus, if you have trouble losing weight in spite of having a well-regulated diet and regular workout, it’s a sign that you are suffering from low calcium.

Paresthesia: Though this ailment is not much heard of, it could be a sign of calcium deficiency. Paresthesia is a nervous disorder, which causes tingling sensation, tremors, numbness and loss of sensitivity. It could also lead to poor concentration, amnesia, confusion, hearing impairment, twitches and other physical as well as neurological impairment. This is because low calcium in the blood is connected with the health of your nerves.

The deficiency of calcium can manifest itself in different intensity, ranging from the non-existent to minimal to severe levels. Chronic calcium deficiency can lead to life-threatening diseases like rickets, osteopenia, and even osteoporosis. Therefore, you shouldn’t ignore these signs and consult an expert without delay. 

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All you need to know about mental disorders

This day marks the sufferings of victims with mental disorders, several psychologists and the well-wishers have made back-breaking efforts to raise them up in life. Even in today's modern society mental illness is not considered as serious as physical ailments. In many cases, they are frowned upon and neglected.

The theme of this year's World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October, covers "psychological first aid". Efforts in support of the day will focus on basic pragmatic psychological support by people who will be playing a helping role whether they be health staff, teachers, firemen, community workers, or police officers.

According to World Health Organisation (WHO), there are five key barriers which need to be overcome to address mental health issues more efficiently. These are:

• The absence of mental health from the public health agenda and the implications for funding

• The current organisation of mental health services

• Lack of integration within primary care

• Inadequate human resources for mental health

• Lack of public mental health leadership 
•  Here are five essential facts about mental illness everyone needs to know:1. About half of mental disorders begin before the age of 14.
  2. Around 20 per cent of children and adolescents experience mental disorders.
  3. War and social trauma have been the most common reasons behind mental illness.
  4. Mental illness can increase the risk of getting affected by other diseases such as cardiac problems, diabetes and gastric issues.
  5. In most cases of mental disorder, family members itself neglect the victim's illness.
  
  Let us look at five common mental disorders of the modern world:
  1. Anti-social disorder: People experiencing this disease are often seen overreacting to a particular situation with anger. They often behave in a way that is harmful to others.
  
  2. Amnesia: This is a common phenomenon and a sign of brain damage where the victim experiences persistent loss of memory. The major factors leading up to this disease are overdose of sedatives and psychological trauma.
  3. Asperger's Syndrome: Signs of this disease involve difficulty and reluctance towards social interaction, verbal communication, physical clumsiness and repetitive pattern of behaviour. This is one of the most common mental disorders of the modern era.
  4. Major depressive disorder: The term 'depression' has lost its value due to inappropriate use. The medical explanation of the term reveals that major depressive illness is a serious mental disorder that includes low self-esteem, reluctance towards enjoyable activities, high pessimism, avoiding social gatherings and morbid thoughts. This illness is perhaps the most underrated medical situation as it can often lead to suicidal tendencies, if not cured properly.
  5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is a mental disorder where the victim feels a constant need to check things right and do a particular chore repeatedly. Most common instances have been washing hands, counting things, taking shower, cleaning household and checking if the doors are locked. The illness is a kind of anxiety disorder that may lead to suicidal tendencies. 
    
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Trip to dentist leaves man with a 90-minute memory

The incident left the 38-year-old man stuck in an endless loop of waking up and thinking he has a routine dental appointment.

The man had gone to a dentist for a routine procedure and lost the ability to create new memories.

In a ‘never-before-seen case’ reminiscent of the film Momento, a man in the UK has been left with just 90-minutes of memory after a root-canal treatment at a dentist, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, say.
The incident left the 38-year-old man stuck in an endless loop of waking up and thinking he has a routine dental appointment.
The patient was referred to Dr Gerald Burgess, a clinical psychologist from University of Leicester, a decade ago.
“One of our reasons for writing up this individual’s case was that we had never seen anything like this before in our assessment clinics, and we do not know what to make of it, but felt an honest reporting of the facts as we assessed them was warranted, that perhaps there will be other cases, or people who know more than we do about what might have caused the patient’s amnesia,” said Burgess.
“Our experience was that none of our colleagues in neurology, psychiatry, and clinical neuropsychology could explain this case, or had seen anything like it themselves before,” said Burgess, who collaborated with Bhanu Chadalavada, Consultant Psychiatrist at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust.
The man had gone to a dentist for a routine procedure and lost the ability to create new memories. Since the one-hour root-canal treatment, during which he was given a local anaesthetic, the individual cannot remember anything beyond 90 minutes.
He is fully aware of his identity and his personality did not change- but every day the man thinks it is the day of his dental appointment. He has to manage his life through an electronic diary and access to prompts.
“Amongst our allied health professions, what we did know about from decades of research and hundreds of case studies, is that bilateral damage to the hippocampal and/or diencephalon structures causes profound amnesia, and in the absence of apparent structural damage to these structures, it left an explanation widely open to speculation,” said Burgess.
“I don’t think that at this point the dental anaesthetic or root canal can be blamed; it would be unethical and perhaps baseless scaremongering to do so, there is not sufficient evidence. I feel the story lies elsewhere, but that the preceding incident needed to be documented and not ignored,” Burgess added.
The finding was published in the journal Neurocase.

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Our earliest memories fade at age seven

Age seven is when our earliest memories start to fade - a phenomenon known as 'childhood amnesia' - scientists have demonstrated for the first time. 

Although infants use their memories to learn new information, few adults can remember events in their lives that happened prior to the age of three. 

Researchers from Emory University in US interviewed children about past events in their lives, starting at age three. 

Different subsets of the group of children were then tested for recall of these events at ages five, six, seven, eight and nine. 

"Our study is the first empirical demonstration of the onset of childhood amnesia," said Emory psychologist Patricia Bauer, who led the study. 

"We actually recorded the memories of children, and then we followed them into the future to track when they forgot these memories," Bauer said. 

Scientists have long known, based on interviews with adults, that most people's earliest memories only go back to about age 3. Sigmund Freud coined the term "childhood amnesia" to describe this loss of memory from the infant years. 

Using his psychoanalytic theory, Freud made the controversial proposal that people were repressing their earliest memories due to their inappropriate sexual nature. 

In recent years, however, growing evidence indicates that, while infants use memory to learn language and make sense of the world around them, they do not yet have the sophisticated neural architecture needed to form and hold onto more complex forms of memory. 

The Emory University experiment began by recording 83 children at the age of three, while their mothers or fathers asked them about six events that the children had experienced in recently, such as a trip to the zoo or a birthday party. 

"For example: "The mother might ask, 'Remember when we went to Chuck E. Cheese's for your birthday party?' She might add, 'You had pizza, didn't you?'" Bauer said. 

"The child might start recounting details of the Chuck E Cheese experience or divert the conversation by saying something like, "Zoo!" 

"Some mothers might keep asking about the pizza, while another mother might say, "Okay, we went to the zoo, too. Tell me about that," Bauer said. 

Parents who followed a child's lead in these conversations tended to elicit richer memories from their three-year-olds, Bauer said. 

After recording the base memories, the researchers followed up with the children years later, asking them to recall the events that they recounted at age three. 

While the children between the ages of five and seven could recall 63 to 72 per cent of the events, the children who were eight and nine years old remembered only about 35 per cent of the events. 

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