Is Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia the Same Thing?

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ, the “computer” of our bodies so to speak. Dementia is a type of cognitive mental disorder which is caused by a disease of the brain, or by the disease of another body system that directly affects the brain. Drugs, alcohol, and other toxic agents may induce dementia. A person affected by this disorder may have several problems in the normal “cognitive” routines that most people take for granted. A person with dementia has their memory, recognition, judgement and comprehension affected.

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Also in addition to their reasoning being diminished, dementia accounts for emotional instability, depression, anxiety, and paranoia. They will go theough mood swings and they will no linger have the capabilities to control their impulses, so their behavior will change for the worse. A person suffering from dementia may become impatient and easily upset due to the mental or physical limitations they now must endure. Dementia can be contributed to a wide range of physical abnormalities including diseases of the central nervous system, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, brain tumors, and a number of other ailments. There are times that the exact cause is not known, but as the symptoms indicate that there is some mental illness, this is especially the case when all other psychiatric problems are thought of and are ruled out.

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It is common for a senior to develop Alzheimer’s disease, this is a kind of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease involves the loss of a persons mental capabilities for example memory, intellect, reasoning, and judgement. There may also be changes in the personality of a person affected by Alzheimer’s. Depending on the severity and type of dementia, a person could progressively become worse, may stay the same, or remit. Like the other dementia’s, Alzheimer’s is treatable on a short term basis, but it also is progressive. I sincerely hope that one day there will a cure or a way of helping our elderly citizens fight this type of dementia that seems to eat away at their independence.