Tusks are growing the whole life. For the female elephants tusk replaces the milk teeth, which are shaded after around twelve months. The tusks grow almost immediately and start protruding at the age of between two to three years. Their rate of growth is steady and on average increase by 15 to 18 centimeters every year.
Mid-to-late stage dementia and Alzheimerâs disease often presents challenging behavior problems. The anger, sadness, paranoia, confusion and fear that people with the disease are experiencing can result in oppositional, aggressive and sometimes violent speech or actions. Understand and learn which strategies are most effective in dementia behavior management.
Antipsychotic drugs. 90% of people with dementia experience behavioural and psychological symptoms (BPSD), such as aggression, agitation, loss of inhibitions and psychosis (delusions and hallucinations). These symptoms can be distressing for the person and their carers as well as putting the person at risk. People with dementia who experience BPSD are often, and inappropriately, prescribed antipsychotic drugs used to treat schizophrenia. Antipsychotic drugs do reduce psychotic experiences such as delusion.