DEMENTIA:
A Complicated, Often Confusing Health Issue
TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW
STATS AND FACTS
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
TYPES OF DEMENTIA
EPIDEMIOLOGY
CAUSES / PREVENTIVE MEASURES
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
CAREGIVER ISSUES
REHAB AND DEMENTIA - Home Study
DISABILITY ISSUES - SSDI
RESEARCH and RESOURCES
1.
OVERVIEW
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“Dementia
is a complicated, often confusing health issue. The term dementia
refers to a chronic , usually progressive problem of cognition
that usually affects memory and almost always affects judgment,
decision-making and relationships with others.” Read more . . .
Dementia
Guide: Types of Dementias:
• Alzhiemer's Disease accounts for 50-75 percent of
all dementias,
• 20-30 percent of dementias are Vascular dementia,
• 5-10 percent of cases are of the Frontotemporal Dementia
type, and
• Dementia with Lewy bodies makes up less than 5 percent
of cases.
