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What Is Dementia? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Aulia Hafisa
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TheIndonesia.id - Dementia is a health problem that is most prone to the elderly. This health condition makes the sufferers unable to think and control their emotions to the point of interfering with their daily activities.
Although it is usually experienced by people over 65 years old, some sufferers develop dementia when they are in their 40s or 50s. This guide will show you the symptoms, causes, and treatment of dementia.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), dementia is a syndrome that causes a decline in cognitive function. People with multiple dementia experience impaired memory, thinking, understanding something, counting, learning, speaking, and weighing things.
Some people with dementia sometimes have difficulty controlling their emotions and experience personality changes. These health problems can be mild to severe.
When dementia is severe, sufferers need to rely on the people around them to move.
Signs and symptoms of dementia can vary, depending on the root cause and cognitive condition before the illness. Dementia symptoms generally appear in three stages, namely early, middle, and late.
According to the NIH, here are some of the symptoms of dementia:
The cause of dementia comes from changes in the condition of the brain. Several factors can affect changes in the brain, including
Age, usually experienced by the elderly over 65 years
Genetic mutations
Lack of movement
Smoking habits
Effects of alcohol and drug consumption
Excess body weight
Mental health problems such as depression and social isolation
Low cognitive activity
Air pollution
Hereditary factors
Although several factors can increase a person's chances of developing dementia, some sufferers experience this health problem without a definite cause.
How to treat dementia
There hasn't been any cure for dementia. However, these health problems can be controlled with medication and therapy to improve the quality of life for sufferers and their caregivers.
The main goal of dementia care is to optimize physical health and cognitive function. In addition, caregivers also need to be provided with information to accompany people with dementia.
Make sure you consult a doctor if you have symptoms of dementia. With proper treatment, these health problems can be controlled. As much as possible, do not give people with dementia the opportunity to drive, so as not to endanger their safety.
In order not to get lost, make sure the sufferer carries an identity card and emergency contact number when leaving the house.