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Explaining about dementia

Explaining about dementia J/189/10/04WWOP7.4Decinsides 1/12/03 11:03 am Page 8 Feature Alzheimer’s Society vascular dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (see Box 1). At the Alzheimer’s Society, Explaining we estimate that there are currently over 70,000 people in the UK with dementia. about… Risk factors Researchers believe that many factors, including age and lifestyle, can lead dementia to the onset of the disease. The prevalence of dementia in people with learning disabilities This article sets out some of the main aspects is higher than in the general population. Genetic of dementia, including diagnosis and factors are responsible for the disease in only a treatments. Although named the Alzheimer’s very small number of families, however. There is Society, the charity’s information and no single gene for Alzheimer’s disease, and campaigning roles extend to many different inherited factors alone do not explain why some types of dementia. people develop it while others do not. Introduction Symptoms Dementia is a term used to describe a variety of Every person experiences dementia in their own different brain disorders. It involves a loss of brain individual way, but there is usually a decline in function that is usually progressive, and eventually memory, reasoning and communication skills, and severe, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

Explaining about dementia

Working with Older People , Volume 7 (4): 3 – Dec 1, 2003
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J/189/10/04WWOP7.4Decinsides 1/12/03 11:03 am Page 8 Feature Alzheimer’s Society vascular dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies (see Box 1). At the Alzheimer’s Society, Explaining we estimate that there are currently over 70,000 people in the UK with dementia. about… Risk factors Researchers believe that many factors, including age and lifestyle, can lead dementia to the onset of the disease. The prevalence of dementia in people with learning disabilities This article sets out some of the main aspects is higher than in the general population. Genetic of dementia, including diagnosis and factors are responsible for the disease in only a treatments. Although named the Alzheimer’s very small number of families, however. There is Society, the charity’s information and no single gene for Alzheimer’s disease, and campaigning roles extend to many different inherited factors alone do not explain why some types of dementia. people develop it while others do not. Introduction Symptoms Dementia is a term used to describe a variety of Every person experiences dementia in their own different brain disorders. It involves a loss of brain individual way, but there is usually a decline in function that is usually progressive, and eventually memory, reasoning and communication skills, and severe,

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