{"id":1936,"date":"2022-11-04T09:18:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T09:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drcorrielus.com\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:17:08","slug":"is-your-memory-slipping-away-you-might-be-developing-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drcorrielus.com\/is-your-memory-slipping-away-you-might-be-developing-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your memory slipping away? You might be developing dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In dementia, thinking, memory, and reasoning skills become insufficient to perform day-to-day tasks. Some dementia patients have emotional instability and personality changes. The intensity of dementia varies from the mildest stage, when it is just starting to interfere with a person’s ability to function, to the most severe level, when the person must fully depend on others for fundamental daily activities<\/span><\/p>
How prevalent is dementia?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
An estimated 5.0 million persons over the age of 65 had dementia in 2014, and that number is expected to rise to approximately 14 million by the year 2060.<\/span><\/p>
Is dementia a natural aspect of getting older?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
No, a lot of senior citizens live completely free of dementia. Normal aging may cause arteries and vessels to tighten, muscles and bones to weaken, and some age-related memory problems that may manifest as:<\/span><\/p>
Occasionally losing the keys to the car<\/span><\/li>
Having trouble coming up with a word but afterwards remembering it<\/span><\/li>
Forgetting an acquaintance’s name<\/span><\/li>
Losing track of recent events<\/span><\/li><\/ul>
In a typical situation, language, long-standing memories, and accumulated knowledge and experiences would all be preserved.<\/span><\/p>
What dementia symptoms and indicators are there?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>
Dementia is a broad term therefore everyone experiences it differently. Dementia sufferers struggle with:<\/span><\/p>