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Dementia, also known as senility, is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. Other common symptoms include emotional problems, problems with language, and a decrease in motivation. A person's consciousness is usually not affected. A dementia diagnosis requires a change from a person's usual mental functioning and a greater decline than one would expect due to aging. These diseases also have a significant effect on a person's caregivers.
The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, which makes up 50% to 70% of cases. Other common types include vascular dementia (25%), Lewy body dementia (15%), and frontotemporal dementia. Less common causes include normal pressure hydrocephalus, Parkinson's disease, syphilis, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease among others. More than one type of dementia may exist in the same person. A small proportion of cases run in families. In the DSM-5, dementia was reclassified as a neurocognitive disorder, with various degrees of severity. Diagnosis is usually based on history of the illness and cognitive testing with medical imaging and blood work used to rule out other possible causes. The mini mental state examination is one commonly used cognitive test. Efforts to prevent dementia include trying to decrease risk factors such as high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and obesity. Screening the general population for the disorder is not recommended.
Becoming may refer to:
'Shopping in their Shoes' - becoming a dementia friendly retailer
More Communities Becoming 'Dementia Friendly'
Become a Dementia Friend
Become A Dementia Friend!
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHSFT - Getting Started On Our Journey To Becoming Dementia Friendly
Holyoke becoming "Dementia-Friendly" community
Becoming a Dementia Friends
Becoming a Dementia Friends Champion
Are people with Dementia becoming like children again
Become a Dementia Friend
As the largest independent retailer in the East of England, the East of England Co-op have pledged to become a dementia friendly retailer, and have embarked on a programme of colleague training and awareness raising throughout our stores and offices. 'Shopping in their Shoes' is an in-store workplace challenge where colleagues ather a basic shopping list, before paying for the items at the till, whilst wearing an ageing – or ‘GERT’ – suit. Find out more at www.eastofengland.coop/dementiafriendly
Watertown and the state of Minnesota are among the leaders nationwide helping communities become “dementia friendly.” The efforts in Watertown include a “Memory Cafe,” a support group for those suffering from the disease and their caretakers. (Sept. 18) Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Get updates and more Breaking News here: http://smarturl.it/APBreakingNews The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. AP’s commitment to independent, comprehensive journalism has deep roots. Founded in 1846, AP has covered all the major news events of the past 165 years, providing high-quality, informed reporting of everything from wars and elections to c...
A Dementia Friend is someone who learns a little bit more about what it’s like to live with dementia and then turns that understanding into simple actions that can help people with dementia live well. Visit http://www.dementiafriends.ca to get started. Registering to become a Dementia Friend is easy and means joining a growing movement of individuals and workplaces who are increasing awareness and creating positive change. If you haven’t already registered, please do so now at http://www.dementiafriends.ca. If you have, thanks for becoming a Dementia Friend.
Here I talk about dementia and some of the ways you can help! Dementia Friends: https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/ Alzheimers society: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/ Dementiaville: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dementiaville (Or if you're still into the whole watching-television-when-it-airs thing, it is on Thursdays at 10pm) Other interesting pages: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=535&pageNumber;=2 http://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/things-no-one-tells-you-about-alzheimers-disease http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia-guide/pages/about-dementia.aspx Find me on Twitter: @whitto_12
The campaign will provide more education to first responders, as well as businesses, on how to better serve people with dementia.
We're creating Dementia Friends who will help people with dementia to live well for longer. Anybody can become a friend. It's as simple as just understanding a bit more about dementia. We will give you helpful tips and small ideas to help you support the people you know with dementia.
Dementia Friends is one of the University of Manchester's social responsibility flagship programmes. Dementia Friends aims to raise awareness and understanding of dementia through encouraging people to attend a short training session or to become a Dementia Champion with a commitment to delivering dementia friends training.
January is Alzheimer's Month. Find out how you can help by becoming a Dementia Friend!
Jo Brand and Meera Syal become 'dementia friends'.flv
January is Alzheimer's Month. Find out how you can help by becoming a Dementia Friend!
ACT on Alzheimer's' Olivia Mastry delivers the keynote speech - "Equipping Communities to Become Dementia Friendly" - at Memory-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Glasgow, June 2nd, 2014
The campaign will provide more education to first responders, as well as businesses, on how to better serve people with dementia.
Staff at Salford Royal have been showing their support for Dementia Awareness week by becoming Dementia Friends.
Members of Doncaster Youth Council give their views on dementia from their perspective. The Council is made up of young people aged 15 to 19 who are elected to represent Doncaster's 17 secondary school catchment areas. Doncaster is working to become Dementia Friendly.
A Dementia Friend is someone who learns a little bit more about what it’s like to live with dementia and then turns that understanding into simple actions that can help people with dementia live well. Visit http://www.dementiafriends.ca to get started. Registering to become a Dementia Friend is easy and means joining a growing movement of individuals and workplaces who are increasing awareness and creating positive change. If you haven’t already registered, please do so now at http://www.dementiafriends.ca. If you have, thanks for becoming a Dementia Friend.
A short video about how important becoming a dementia inclusive community is for dementia patients and carers.
ACT on Alzheimer's' Olivia Mastry delivers the keynote speech - "Equipping Communities to Become Dementia Friendly" - at Memory-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Glasgow, June 2nd, 2014
WEBINAR: More cities are aiming to be “dementia friendly” and each and every part of the community can work towards becoming dementia friendly. Learn about a multi-sector, national collaborative of cross-sector organizations and individuals working with communities, strategies to drive solutions, and where there are opportunities for philanthropy to make a difference. Presenters: Michael Buckley (BrightFocus Foundation), Lylie Fisher (Montgomery County Government Health and Human Services), Olivia Mastry (Collective Action Lab and Dementia Friendly America), and George Vradenburg (U.S. Against Alzheimer’s) Sponsors: The John A. Hartford Foundation and AARP Foundation Webinar date: October 6, 2016
Welcome To Dementia Chats. Where voices of those diagnosed with dementia are heard. Dementia Chats™ was created with the intention to educate people living with dementia; their care partners both family and friends as well as professionals and advocates. Our Experts are those diagnosed with dementia. We have been doing this series since July of 2012, - See more at: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Today we decided thoughts on advocacy, positions/roles, duties, terms and how to put into place a succession plan to transition smoothly, while retaining dignity and group history to further the cause on becoming Dementia Aware and Dementia Friendly. Thank You To Our Experts Living With Dementia: Michael Ellenbogen Paulan Gordon Mary Howard Susan Suchan Craig Hanke ...
Becky Lambert, dementia lead for the Royal Free London, talks about the perception of people with dementia, the challenges faced in addressing their needs and what the Royal Free London is doing to tackle the challenge. Find out how to become a dementia friend: https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/
People typically have problems with thinking, speech and memory immediately after a stroke - but they usually recover. But one in three stroke survivors - even those who make a good recovery - slides into dementia. It might take two or three years to occur and the reasons have never been explained. The Florey is trying to find out why it happens and how we might intervene to help those likely to suffer. Dr Amy Brodtmann is a neurologist and a senior member of the Florey’s Stroke Division. She is the co-head of our Division of Behavioural Neuroscience. Dr Brodtmann is an NHMRC clinical career development fellow and is managing a longitudinal study of changes in brain volume and cognition following stroke. Proudly supported by the Florey and the National Stroke Foundation.
This documentary deals with a very rare and unusual prion disease called Fatal Familial Insomnia or FFI for short. FFI is a prion disease that targets the thalamus, of which of its many functions is the sleep regulator of the body. The prions form aggregates of amyloid plaques that destroy the neurons in this area. The age of onset is variable, ranging from 30 to 60, with an average of 50. However the disease tends to prominently occur in later years, primarily following childbirth. Death usually occurs between 7 and 36 months from onset. The presentation of the disease varies considerably from person to person, even among patients from within the same family. The disease has four stages, taking 7 to 18 months to run its course: The patient suffers increasing insomnia, resulting in ...
The official launch and celebration of the University’s Dementia Friends initiative, one of the University's social responsibility flagship programmes. Dementia Friends aims to raise awareness and understanding of dementia through encouraging people to attend a short training session or to become a Dementia Champion with a commitment to delivering dementia friends training.
Learn how to become a Dementia Friend to improve the quality of life of people affected by Dementia. Group leaders are Annette Sandler, Aging & Disability Services Director for Jewish Family and Children Service and Peggy Gaard, Executive Director for Open Circle Adult Day Care. Recorded by Park TV at St. Louis Park City Hall August 18, 2015.
Caring at home for a person with dementia is a demanding role. Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. People with dementia from conditions such as Alzheimer’s and related diseases have a progressive brain disorder that makes it more and more difficult for them to remember things, think clearly, communicate with others, or take care of themselves. In addition, dementia can cause mood swings and even change a person’s personality and behavior. More than half of all people with dementia experience behavioural symptoms of their condition, including becoming more prone to aggression. Other behavioural symptoms may include restlessness, depression, psychosis, or loss of inhibitions. Aggressive behaviour in particular is a major source of distress...
For additional articles and presentations on the critical issue of global geoengineering see the links below: http://GeoengineeringWatch.org https://www.youtube.com/user/danewigington https://www.facebook.com/dane.wigington.geoengineeringwatch.org Planet Earth is under an all out weather warfare assault. In this video, Dane Wigington gives another presentation in Northern California on the harmful effects of Geoengineering, declaring that there is virtually NO NATURAL WEATHER due to the massive global climate engineering. The very essentials needed to sustain life on earth are being recklessly destroyed by these programs. This is not a topic that will begin to affect us in several years, but is now already causing massive animal and plant die off around the world, as well as human illness...