Dementia - Symptoms
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If symptoms are new, severe or persistent, contact a health care provider.The symptoms include: Memory loss, generally noticed by the near and dear ones Difficulty in communication, especially finding the right words to communicate Reduced ability to organize, plan, reason, or solve problems Difficulty handling complex tasks Confusion and disorientation Difficulty with coordination and motor functions Loss of or Reduced visual perception Metallic taste in mouth, decreased sense of smell Agnosia - unable to identify objects or persons Changes in personality and behavior Depression Anxiety Hallucinations Mood swings Agitation Apathy - lack of interest or emotions Damage to brain cells is the primary cause of dementia. Causes for this damage include: Advance age, as in case of Alzheimer’s disease Family history Damage to blood vessels of the brain Accumulation of clumps of protein in the brain Genetic disorders such as Huntington's disease Mental and neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and depression Traumatic brain injury or repetitive brain injury as seen in boxers Infections which cause high fever Metabolic disorders such as thyroid problems and diabetes Certain medications Vitamin deficiencies Poisoning with heavy metals or pesticides Alcohol abuse Brain tumor or cancer Enlarged structures of the brain Loss of appetite Malnutrition Weight loss Pneumonia Inability to perform tasks without help Inability to perform self-care or hygienic tasks such as bathing, dressing, using toilets, etc Protecting self from any harmful situations
Memory loss, generally noticed by the near and dear ones
Difficulty in communication, especially finding the right words to communicate
Reduced ability to organize, plan, reason, or solve problems
Difficulty handling complex tasks
Confusion and disorientation
Difficulty with coordination and motor functions
Loss of or Reduced visual perception
Metallic taste in mouth, decreased sense of smell
Agnosia - unable to identify objects or persons
Changes in personality and behavior
Depression
Anxiety
Hallucinations
Mood swings
Agitation
Apathy - lack of interest or emotions
Damage to brain cells is the primary cause of dementia. Causes for this damage include:
Advance age, as in case of Alzheimer’s disease
Family history
Damage to blood vessels of the brain
Accumulation of clumps of protein in the brain
Genetic disorders such as Huntington's disease
Mental and neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and depression
Traumatic brain injury or repetitive brain injury as seen in boxers
Infections which cause high fever
Metabolic disorders such as thyroid problems and diabetes
Certain medications
Vitamin deficiencies
Poisoning with heavy metals or pesticides
Alcohol abuse
Brain tumor or cancer
Enlarged structures of the brain
Loss of appetite
Malnutrition
Weight loss
Pneumonia
Inability to perform tasks without help
Inability to perform self-care or hygienic tasks such as bathing, dressing, using toilets, etc
Protecting self from any harmful situations
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