Recognize the symptoms of dementia

The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's.

This disease causes brain damage are slowly due to the death of the cells due to the change of chemical substances and structures in it. Although it is a treatment to slow the brain damage is already found, until today there is no drug that can stop the rate of brain damage.

The following symptoms of Alzheimer's dementia that can be observed in everyday life of sufferers:

1. Disturbance of memory

Senile dementia is a term often used to describe the lay community memory disorders in the elderly.

It turns out that is not normal senility in the elderly if already logged in to the level that interferes with daily activities, both on sufferers or people in the vicinity. They could repeat the question or the same statement many times in a day.

On a stage that has already advanced, the sufferer can no longer recognize family members and lost a lot of memories together.

2. Disorientation or unable to recognize directions

Elderly dementia often incorrectly identify the environment and location. At the level of the already severe dementia sufferers, difficulty recognizing letters and numbers.

3. It is difficult to plan and make decisions

The cognitive function of Alzheimer's dementia sufferers was also disturbed was in planning activities and making decisions.

4. Difficult to perform everyday activities

A dementia sufferer in his youth was a reliable accountant, no longer able to organize the money that he held. A grandfather sufferers of dementia usual drive myself, slowly the trouble to drive again.

In more severe brain damage, dementia sufferers difficulty holding waste water, sleep at night, dress, or eat alone. They will need the help of another person to the usual things he did.

5. Communication Disorders

Sufferers of dementia are often trouble finding words in the middle of the talks.

Search for a word that describes the intent of them being its own challenges to often the conversation stalled, though not yet finished.

6. Prefer solitude

Activities are clustered into no longer attractive to sufferers of dementia. Activity or their usual hobbies items do not get them excited again. Alone in the room, while looking out the window is often done by sufferers of dementia.

However, he does not want to if left alone in the House.

7. personality Changes

 Often angry and suspicious of excessive became the most emotional symptoms suck for sufferers, a nurse or caregiver, as well as the surrounding environment.

Elderly dementia easy to accuse others of stealing and want to hurt him. They are also easily disappointed, disheartened, and relies excessively on family members.

A variety of symptoms is often a cause of frustration for sufferers of dementia and its environment.

A caregiver who did not understand the various symptoms of dementia can be more frustrating than the sufferers themselves. Therefore, the program socialization and facilitation for the caregiver is needed to maintain their quality of life.

Join a community of fellow caregiver in order to gain insight and support in caring for sufferers of dementia is an option to consider.

What can we do to prevent dementia?

The human brain will be more powerful if constantly honed with a variety of stimulus. In people aged, the brain will still be primed if treated since a young age so that the risk of dementia can be reduced.

Experts believe that certain nutrients roles keep the vitality of the brain. Clinically proven nutrients may help treat brain function include:

Kolin, in eggs, poultry, vegetables, fish, seafood, meat, and fruit

Folate, in green vegetables such as spinach, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, mustard greens, turnip greens, and lettuce; as well as fruits such as avocados, fruit bits, orange juice, tomato juice, papaya, banana, melon, and orange

Vitamin B12, which is found in tuna, crab, sardines, beef, salmon, and others.

Vitamin C, which many contained in citrus, paprika, kiwi, berries, pineapple, melon, and others

In addition to the intake of nutrients, other ways to treat brain is with a low-fat diet and reducing the consumption of carbohydrates.

Lastly, like any muscle, the brain needs exercise to be stronger. Well, to avoid dementia, do exercise the brain, such as:

read

wrote

play puzzle

Gymnastics brain (brain gym)

Paint

meditation, and others.

Physical activities such as exercise and walk are also very beneficial to keep the brain remains primed until dusk.

No less important, always keep the condition of inhabitants remain calm and happy is the best way to avoid any physical ailments.

Come on, prevent dementia come especially if it comes early. Change the pattern of life become more healthy start now!

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