What is dementia?
Dementia is an ongoing disease that affects 850,000 people within the UK and according to Alzheimer’s Society over 1 million people will have the disease by 2025. Dementia is not a specific disease, far
What is dementia?
Dementia is an ongoing disease that affects 850,000 people within the UK and according to Alzheimer’s Society over 1 million people will have the disease by 2025. Dementia is not a specific disease, far rather it is a term that describes a wide range of symptoms. The term dementia refers to different brain complications that cause the loss of brain functions. It is a condition, usually of a habitual or continuous form, which causes a decline in cognitive brain function (i.e. the capacity to convert thought).
In the later stages of dementia, the severity of the symptoms worsens; memory loss and simple tasks like communicating prove to be an everyday challenge. Consequently, people with dementia start to become oblivious to their bodies wants and needs, which means that an independent life becomes impossible.
What are the symptoms of dementia?
- memory loss
- problems with speech
- losing the ability to carry out daily tasks
- behavioural and personality change
- lack of basic understanding
Is there a cure? / How do you treat dementia?
There currently is no cure for dementia, nor is there a medical treatment that slows or stops it from advancing. Dementia gradually worsens over time which means that in the early stages of dementia, patients can often still live independently. However, as time passes and the symptoms become more advanced, people living with dementia need constant care, as they cannot adequately look after themselves anymore. Recent studies have shown that daily brain stimulating exercises like cross word puzzles and practicing yoga can slow down the onset of dementia.Read more about these studies
There are several organisations across the UK that provide solutions for dementia patients to make a life with dementia more easily manageable, even in t