More available treatments for dementia

Dementia is a permanent decrease in brain function that presents with memory loss, decreased ability to perform normal functions of living and occasionally personality changes. Despite medication to reduce the symptoms of dementia, it is a degenerative disease with no cure. Drugs have been designed to improve people' cognitive function and therefore independence, however the primary causes of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia remain untreatable. Personality changes including anxiety, depression, paranoia, and hallucinations can also be addressed with mood stabilizers and other psychiatric medications. The side effects of the drugs such as nausea, diarrhea, cramps, and nightmares can affect their acceptance. Behavioral therapy can also assist with the aim of the medications through increasing mental stimulation, exercise and encouraging participation in social activities. With the increasing incidence of dementia going hand in hand with our aging population, more therapies and treatments should be expected for this degenerative brain condition.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Herald mail.online

Related Disease Topics:

• Dementia
• Degenerative disease
• Alzheimer's dementia (see Alzheimer's disease)
• Vascular dementia
• Degenerative brain condition

Related Symptom Topics:

• Memory loss
• Personality changes
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Paranoia
• Hallucinations
• Nausea
• Diarrhea
• Cramps
• Nightmares

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About: More available treatments for dementia

Source: The Herald mail.online

Author: Dr Matthew Wagner

URL: http://www.herald-mail.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=127500&format=html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of memory loss
• Cause of personality changes
• Cause of anxiety
• Cause of depression
• Cause of paranoia
• Cause of hallucinations
• Cause of nausea
• Cause of diarrhea
• Cause of cramps
• Cause of nightmares
• Cause of dementia
• Cause of degenerative disease
• Cause of degenerative brain condition
• Risk and memory loss
• Risk and personality changes
• Risk and anxiety
• Risk and depression
• Risk and paranoia
• Risk and hallucinations
• Risk and nausea
• Risk and diarrhea
• Risk and cramps
• Risk and nightmares
• Risk and dementia
• Risk and degenerative disease
• Risk and Alzheimer's dementia
• Risk and vascular dementia
• Risk and degenerative brain condition
• Medication
• Medication and memory loss
• Medication and personality changes
• Medication and anxiety
• Medication and depression
• Medication and paranoia
• Medication and hallucinations
• Medication and nausea
• Medication and diarrhea
• Medication and cramps
• Medication and nightmares
• Medication and dementia
• Medication and degenerative disease
• Medication and Alzheimer's dementia
• Medication and vascular dementia
• Medication and degenerative brain condition
• Medication and degenerative brain disorder
• Side effects
• Side effects and memory loss
• Side effects and personality changes
• Side effects and anxiety
• Side effects and depression
• Side effects and paranoia
• Side effects and hallucinations
• Side effects and nausea
• Side effects and diarrhea
• Side effects and cramps
• Side effects and nightmares
• Side effects and dementia drugs
• Side effects and memory drugs

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