Dementia
Dementia affects everyone differently and causes a wide range of symptoms which can include problems with memory, perception, thinking, concentration and language. People with dementia can become confused, they can sometimes behave differently and experience changes in their moods and emotions. Dementia is a progressive illness, which means that the symptoms will get worse over a period of time. However, many people with dementia lead active and fulfilling lives for many years.
The Alzheimer’s Society website offers a wealth of information. With a variety of downloads on the many different types of dementia of which the most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Slightly less common dementias are Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia and the more rarer forms of dementia. Around 95% of people have one of the four main types of dementia.
There are around 850,000 people in the UK who have dementia and the numbers are increasing year on year. Various factors increase the risk of developing dementia and these include: aging, genes, health and lifestyle choices. The majority of people with dementia are over 65 but the disease does affect younger people. More than 64,000 younger people (under the age of 65) in the UK, have what is known as either early onset or young onset dementia.
Dementia affects everyone differently and causes a wide range of symptoms which can include problems with memory, perception, thinking, concentration and language. People with dementia can become confused, they can sometimes behave differently and experience changes in their moods and emotions. Dementia is a progressive illness, which means that the symptoms will get worse over a period of time. However, many people with dementia lead active and fulfilling lives for many years.
The Alzheimer’s Society website offers a wealth of information. With a variety of downloads on the many different types of dementia of which the most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Slightly less common dementias are Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia and the more rarer forms of dementia. Around 95% of people have one of the four main types of dementia.
There are around 850,000 people in the UK who have dementia and the numbers are increasing year on year. Various factors increase the risk of developing dementia and these include: aging, genes, health and lifestyle choices. The majority of people with dementia are over 65 but the disease does affect younger people. More than 64,000 younger people (under the age of 65) in the UK, have what is known as either early onset or young onset dementia.