DEMENTIA
Dementia causes dysfunction of the brain and affects cognitive behavior such as remembering recent events, memory loss, difficulty in controlling emotions, and speaking. It also affects patient’s social life and causes difficulty connecting with others. Dementia can be different from stage to stage as it progresses. In the mildest stage it can affect a person's normal functioning. After sometimes when the person reaches a serious level the individual losses complete sense of cognitive behavior and has to rely on other people for daily routines.
DEMENTIA
Dementia causes dysfunction of the brain and affects cognitive behavior such as remembering recent events, memory loss, difficulty in controlling emotions, and speaking. It also affects patient’s social life and causes difficulty connecting with others. Dementia can be different from stage to stage as it progresses. In the mildest stage it can affect a person's normal functioning. After sometimes when the person reaches a serious level the individual losses complete sense of cognitive behavior and has to rely on other people for daily routines.
According to WHO (World Health Organization), approximately 55 million people are suffering from dementia around the world, and every year there are 10 million new cases. Dementia is rated as the 7th most serious and life-threatening cause of deaths. Dementia typically begins around the age of 85 years, but can occur real in life. It creates social, physical, and psychological issue for people inflicted with dementia.
TYPE OF DEMENTIA
Different factors contribute to onset of the 5 types of common dementia:
Alzheimer’s disease :
It's a common disease that is identified in older people. It occurs when brain function changes with unusual growth of proteins called amyloid plaques and tau tangles.
Frontotemporal dementia :
It's extraordinary dementia that takes place in people who are younger than 60 and is caused by the unusual number and shape of protein tau and TDP-43.
Lewy body dementia :
This type of dementia occurs because of the unusual coating of protein alpha- synuclein also known as Lewy bodies.
Mixed dementia :
This type of dementia is a mixture of two or more types of dementia mentioned above. Mixed: This type of delusional condition is characterized by the presence of two or more of the categories of delusions outlined above.
SIGN AND SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA
- Loss of memory, always being confused, being judgmental
- Facing a hard time in expressing their feelings and emotions, difficulty in talking and understanding speech, difficulty in reading or writing
- Roaming here and there and not remembering the place where they live
- Carelessness in handling responsibility, repetitively asking the same question
- Showing impulsive behavior, uninterested in what others feel
- Imbalanced and improper movement of their body
- Hallucinating, experiencing paranoia, delusions, or paranoia
- Losing interest in daily activity or any event or happy functions
- Using unfamiliar terms to refer to an object
CONCLUSION:
Dr. Agahi provides quality treatment for his dementia patients with focus on budget-friendly treatment plans. Dr. Agahi provides treatments with medication, psychotherapy, neurotherapy while treating his patients like family, and providing the best option to treat the disease with utmost care.