The word 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms that over time can affect memory, problem-solving, language and behaviour. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia.

Dementia is progressive. This means signs and symptoms may be relatively mild at first but they get worse with time. Dementia affects everyone differently, however it can be helpful to think of dementia progressing in 'three stages'.

Dementia in younger people. People whose symptoms started when they were under the age of 65 are often known as ‘younger people with dementia’ or as having young-onset dementia.

What does memory loss look like in a person with dementia ? Memory loss can be a symptom of any type of dementia. For people with Alzheimer’s disease, it is often among the very first signs.. Memory can be affected in different ways.

The specialist will ask you to complete tests similar to those you have already done at your GP surgery. The specialist will see how you answer different types of questions, for example: using your memory to recall a list of items factual information, for example about the time and place ...

People with later-stage dementia will eventually need full-time care and support with daily living and personal care, such as eating, washing and dressing. Whatever kind of dementia a person has, their life expectancy is on average lower.

A person’s risk of developing dementia is the chance that they will get it at some point in their life. Everyone has a chance of developing dementia, but some people have a greater chance than others. These people are at higher risk. A risk factor is something that is …

There is a lot of evidence that lifestyle choices can affect our risk of developing dementia. Dementia risk is lowest in people who have healthy behaviours in mid-life (aged 40–65). No single behaviour is guaranteed to prevent dementia, and some are more easy to change than others. Doing regular ...

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There are four medications approved in the UK to ease a person’s dementia symptoms, including memory and thinking problems:. donepezil; rivastigmine; galantamine; memantine. These treatments are only effective for people with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson’s disease dementia, and mixed dementia involving any of these types.