Dementia Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia is a part of the health problems that can come with the Alzheimer's disease. Dementia is not a disease by it self, it is just a group of symptoms, that a person feels. Dementia is a state, when people are not able to make informed decision about everyday jobs. It includes short-term memory loss, confusion and the inability to perform multi-step operations. The patient suffering from dementia can not dress him self properly or at all. He can also forget to do a step in a multi-step operation, like to add salt into the food or put on a part of clothing. All these health problems can be related to aging, or can have other reasons than Alzheimer's, but they are always a part of the Alzheimer's disease. The other reasons for dementia can be medication interactions, deficiencies of vitamins or depression. When you see the symptoms in a person that is near you, you should speak to him or his doctor, so that they can perform additional tests to find what the reasons for dementia are.

Dementia Alzheimer's disease affects different parts of the brain. The brain shrinks and stops working as it should. There are different reasons why someone has Alzheimer's. Some reasons can be genetic; there are studies that show that there is a family relation, that if someone from your ancestors suffered from it, you have a greater probability to suffer from Alzheimer's also. On the other hand most of the Alzheimer's diseases and problems related to it are not connected to any of your previous illnesses.

The diagnosis of dementia Alzheimer's disease can be difficult, because there are different symptoms that occur in everyday situations. Therefore it is crucial that you establish with the doctor, if the patient has any a cognitive problem. A medical evaluation for dementia and Alzheimer's usually includes:

Review of the symptoms. If you are the caretaker, you should make a list of all the symptoms that you have noticed. The patient can forget or even not notice the symptoms; this is why your role is crucial. You should ask yourself and other members of your family what problems have you identified, and in what order did they happen. What was the time span of the problems that you have noticed? How long are they present and how much do they influence the everyday life of the patient. You should take the list with you and give it to the doctor, so that he can access how the disease developed. The second step of the evaluation will be a review of the medical history and medications. Some mixture of medications can contribute to the cognitive problems. The medical history can tell the doctor if there were conditions in the past that could have triggered the dementia Alzheimer's disease. You should go to the doctors' office prepared and you should also know that the symptoms can be similar for different reasons and diseases, so be prepared.

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