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Dementia

Dementia is a syndrome, classed as a major neurocognitive disorder often associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, and characterized by a general decline in cognitive processes that affects the ability to perform everyday activities. This typically involves problems with memory, thinking, behavior, and motor control. Aside from…

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Causes
Neurodegeneration, vascular disease, stroke, traumatic brain injuries
Complications
Include malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia, injuries from falls
Deaths
1.62 million dementia-related deaths (2019) estimated to increase to 4.91 million by 2050
Diagnostic method
Clinical assessment, cognitive testing (mini–mental state examination), and imaging
Differential diagnosis
Delirium, depression, hypothyroidism
Duration
Varies, usually long term

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Dementia

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Dementia

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related to Diagnosis · 25
Dementia → Alzheimer's, American Psychiatric Association, AMTS, An, Blood, CASI, CognICA, Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, Diagnosis, FDA, MMSE, MoCA, One, Other, Previously, Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment, RUDAS, Scale, The, The DSM5
related to Awareness · 23
Dementia → Additional, Alzheimer's, Bruce Willis, California Maria Shriver, ELLE Magazine Nina Garcia, England, First Lady, In, Jackson, Lewy, Many, Maureen McGovern, Over, Rita Hayworth, Robin Williams, Rosa Parks, Samuel, The, There, Tony Bennett
related to Risk factors · 20
Dementia → Ageing, And, Cognitive, Depression, ELSA, English Longitudinal Study, For, In, LDL, Living, Many, MCT, Multi-risk, Multicomponent, Other, Physical, Some, The, These, They
related to Stages · 19
Dementia → Alzheimer's, Another, As, BCRS, Brief Cognitive Rating Scale, CDR, Clinical Dementia Rating, Clinical Stage, Different, FAST, Functional Assessment Staging Tool, GDS, Global Deterioration Scale, It, Other, The, The BCRS, Two, With Alzheimer's
related to Philanthropy · 16
Dementia → Atlantic Philanthropies, California, Caretaker's, End, Everywhere, Global Brain Health Institute, In, In October, James Leyland Kirby, Kirby, San Francisco, The, TikTok, Time, Trinity College Dublin, University
related to Society and culture · 12
Dementia → Among, However, Informal, Member States, Most, Research, The, The World Health Organization's, These, UK, WHO, WHO Member States
related to Types · 12
Dementia → Alzheimer's, But, Depressive, Different, HIV, HIV-associated, Huntington's, Lewy, Most, Secondary, The, These
related to Frontotemporal dementias · 11
Dementia → Another, Eventually, Frontotemporal, FTD, FTDs, In, One, Other, PPA, The, This
related to Imaging · 11
Dementia → Alzheimer's, Amyloid, FDG, FTD, LBD, Neuroimaging, PET, PET-CT, Scans, Serial, This
related to Late · 11
Dementia → Both, Changes, Cognitive, Commonly, For, If, People, Sleep, The, They, This

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DementiaCausesNeurodegeneration, vascular disease, stroke, traumatic brain injuries1.00infobox
DementiaComplicationsInclude malnutrition, dehydration, pneumonia, injuries from falls1.00infobox
DementiaDeaths1.62 million dementia-related deaths (2019) estimated to increase to 4.91 million by 20501.00infobox
DementiaDiagnostic methodClinical assessment, cognitive testing (mini–mental state examination), and imaging1.00infobox
DementiaDifferential diagnosisDelirium, depression, hypothyroidism1.00infobox
DementiaDurationVaries, usually long term1.00infobox
DementiaFrequency57 million (2021)1.00infobox
DementiaMedicationVaries depending on the type and stage, most medications have a small benefit1.00infobox
DementiaPreventionAddressing risk factors throughout the life course, e.g. preventing, reducing or treating hearing and vision loss, depression, head injury and vascular risk factors (e.g. choles…1.00infobox
DementiaPrognosisVaries, dementia is a life limiting condition and life expectancy is usually shortened1.00infobox
DementiaRisk factorsSeveral across the life course (e.g. less education, hearing loss, vision loss, physical inactivity, obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, excessive alcoho…1.00infobox
DementiaSpecialtyGeriatrics Neurology, Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry1.00infobox
DementiaSymptomsDecreased ability to think and remember, problems with language, decreased motivation1.00infobox
DementiaTreatmentVaries but supportive care is given1.00infobox
DementiaUsual onsetVaries, usually gradual1.00infobox
Dementiais asyndrome0.90text
Dementiais aincurable0.90text
Dementiais aseventh leading cause of death worldwide and has 10 million new cases reported every year0.90text
Dementiais arole of the caregiver and what is known about how they can support multiple interventions0.90text
Dementiais anormal part of aging0.90text
Dementiais aterminal condition0.90text

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