Dementia

Dementia occurs as a result of a disease process. When a person is diagnosed by his/her physician, and is said to have a dementing illness – Alzheimer's or a related disorder – it is because that person shows clear signs of impaired memory, thinking and behaviour.

The first signs the family may see are problems in remembering recent events and difficulty performing routine, familiar tasks. The person may also experience confusion, personality change, behaviour change, impaired judgment, difficulty finding words, finishing thoughts, or foIlowing directions.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia.

• Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
  Dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
  
  
• What's The Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia?
  Physicians seem to prefer the word "dementia," possibly because Alzheimer's has become such a loaded word. "Dementia" somehow sounds less frightening to many people, and now even the experts have started using the words interchangeably.
  
  
• The Symptoms Of Dementia
  Dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging.
  
  
• Dementia - More Than Just Memory Loss
  As we age, we naturally have difficulty remembering things or finding the right words to say. The condition causes mental changes that make it difficult to function and carry out our normal lives, not just remember names and dates...