What Is the Difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s?

If you or a loved one experiences age-related memory changes, it is easy to panic and fear the worst – Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is now the number three cause of death in the US, after heart disease and cancer. As the so-called Baby Boomers all start to reach 50 to 70 years of age, the […]

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Strange Changes: Could My Loved One Have Dementia?

There are enough (bad) jokes about older people for most of us to know that aging brings about a range of health issues. If we look at the population in the United States, record numbers are overweight or obese, have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and are prediabetic or diabetic. All of these conditions cause […]

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Diagnosis Dementia: Five Ways to Help Your Loved One Cope With Their Condition

Whenever a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, we usually feel shocked and helpless at first. We might also feel like we are the only person in the world who has had to deal with that particular disease. Nothing could be further from the truth. Thanks to the internet, charities and support groups, there are […]

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Dementia: The Three Stages and What to Expect

Researchers who have been studying dementia have found that it tends to progress in three stages. These stages are early, middle and late-stage dementia. It is important to know what is typical at each stage so caregivers will know what to expect and be prepared to meet the most urgent needs of their loved one […]

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What Are the Stages of Alzheimer’s?

Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia which gets progressively worse. It usually begins with short-term memory loss which doesn’t appear on the surface to be very problematic. Since even those without Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia often have memory slipups, it usually isn’t until the condition gets worse that this mental health problem […]

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Are Dementia and Alzheimer’s Hereditary?

Alzheimer’s disease is one of many forms of dementia. Dementia is a general syndrome which includes Alzheimer’s and other similar symptomatic conditions. Vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), mixed dementia and Parkinson’s disease are other conditions which cause symptoms sometimes similar to Alzheimer’s. While there are tens of millions of people around the world […]

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Is There a Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

Alzheimer’s and dementia are two crippling mental health conditions no one wants to see a loved one go through. Both have unique symptoms, and also cause similar problems. The words are sometimes used interchangeably, and though dementia and Alzheimer’s have a causal relationship, they are definitely two separate issues. Dementia Is a Blanket Term Dementia […]

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Different Types of Memory Problems

We can all forget things at one time or another. It is normal to be forgetful from time to time. It is also normal to worry about your forgetfulness, however when does forgetfulness become abnormal? While only scientists and experts hold the answer to this question, they have provided us with a list of memory […]

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Symptoms of Different Types of Dementia

Contrary to what many people think, dementia is not a disease per se. It is an umbrella medical term used to describe several conditions and related symptoms associated with a decline in cognitive skills. Dementia symptoms are the result of medical conditions that are usually brought about by physical changes in the brain. The symptoms […]

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Common Signs and Symptoms of Dementia

One of the most common signs that is noticed first is the problem of remembering recent events and details. However, the signs of dementia can be subtle and in some cases it may not be obvious until the symptoms become more regular and problematic. Trouble Remembering Things Which Adversely Affect Daily Normal Routines It is […]

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