Presenile Dementia And Senile Dementia

Dementia Medications
As is well known there is nothing that can be done to halt the underlying pathological processes involved in dementia. However, something can be done to alleviate the associated symptoms and to prevent distress in dementia sufferers. This article describes some of the medications which are being currently used to treat the symptoms, and what they do. Sleep disturbance, agitation and depression are common symptoms associated with dementia, and Read More...
Bodywork For Dementia
A condition that negatively influences a person�s memory and cognitive abilities, dementia affects millions of people in the United States. The most commonly known form of this condition is Alzheimer�s disease. Since there�s currently no known cure for dementia, many people are seeking out alternative therapies as a method of treatment. Massage therapy is one of these alternative therapies, and can greatly impact the life of someone suffering wit Read More...
Psychiatry for Physicians - Dementia - Other Types
Other categories of dementia worth mentioning are dementia due to Pick�s disease, dementia due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, dementia due to Huntington�s disease, dementia due to Parkinson�s disease, dementia due to HIV disease, substance induced dementia, and dementia syndrome of depression. Dementia due to Pick�s disease is a variety of frontotemporal dementia. In it there is progressive reduction of speech, loss of insight and stereotyped, pe Read More...