DEMENTIA

Risk factors:
-strong family history of Alzheimer´s dementia.
-repeated head trauma can increase risk of both Alzheimer´s dementia and dementia associated.

How people present with dementia:
-declining short-term memory.
-loss of ability to perform complicated tasks.
-people with dementia may not recognise these difficulties and refuse help or assisstance.

Depression in dementia:
-Mood changes and depression are common 20% people with dementia may develop depression.
-It can be more common in those living alone, recent bereavement or chronic physical illness.

Challenging behaviour:
The behaviour  is challenging not the person.
-disturbance of sleep/awake cycle.
-wandering, pacing and restlesnness are common, sometimes medication can worsen this.
-agitation and worsen confusion can increase in the evening.

Memory holds the whole of our past life and experience.

It´s loss is greater than the loss of any of our senses.