Revealing the various types of dementia

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Revealing the Various Types of Dementia
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As one advances in age, the brain becomes
vulnerable to various diseases and symptoms. Most
of these changes in brain function possess severe
consequences. Typically, Dementia incapacitates
patients through reduced mobility, deteriorating
brain coordination and chronic memory loss.
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According to experts, Dementia's destructive
force affects the decision-making, language and
memory segments of the brain. This observation
accounts for the complete and non-reversible
behavioral change in patients.
The causal agents are typically associated with
hormonal changes and imbalance of advanced age.
However, lifestyle patterns such as alcoholism
and drug abuse have been observed to cause
Dementia and related syndromes.
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Alzheimer's Disease
The Alzheimer's accounts for almost two-thirds of
all Dementia diagnosis cases. Early patient's
symptoms include forgetfulness of conversations,
events, and names. Symptoms get worse,
depression, confusion, disorientation, poor
communication and judgment set in. Nerve cells in
the brain suffer from damage and in isolated
cases, parts of the brain die.
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Eventually, it erodes the ability of victims to
have a verbal exchange, walk or feed. Recently,
medical experts and researchers concluded that
Alzheimer's begins much earlier than symptoms
manifest themselves. It's therefore classified as
a progressive brain disorder.
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Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's possesses a continuous pattern of
inhibited mobility. Nerve cells that produce
dopamine deep in the brain cause the formation of
lumps. These lumps paralyze cell activity and
function.
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Vascular Dementia
This rather rare type manifests itself primarily
through impaired decision making and judgment.
Experts associate it with common brain injuries
from accidents such as blockage of blood vessels
and internal bleeding within the brain. The
extent or severity of the injury or damage within
the brain affects decision making and physical
activity on different levels. Brain imaging
technology can adequately diagnose the symptoms
of Vascular Dementia.
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Mixed Dementia
This category explains instances where two or
more types of Dementia manifest themselves in one
patient. The outcome of diagnosis reveals the
simultaneous existence of a host of symptoms and
abnormalities. During diagnosis, doctors have
been very careful not to summarize the evidence
as one type of Dementia.
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Frontotemporal Dementia
As the title suggests, it erodes the capacity of
the front part of the brain taking away one's
personality sensors and behavior. Abnormalities
in prion protein in the brain spread out leading
to major brain malfunction. The severity of this
strain shortens the life of patients. FTD also
affects people at a younger age the other types.
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Other minor and rare forms of Dementia include
Huntington's Disease Caused by the defective
gene types on chromosome 4. It leads to the
progressive deterioration of thinking capacity,
involuntary body movement. Severe mood changes
and depression can also be witnessed.
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Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Characterized by
the memory loss, impairment of mobility and the
inability to control urine and bowel activity.
Causal factors include the buildup of brain
fluids. Routine surgical procedures help to
rehabilitate the abnormality. In this case, a
drainage feature is installed in the patient's
brain.
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