Dear (Contact First Name),
I lost my keys again! Is it Dementia? Senelity? Alzheimer's Disease? All these terms get confused into one concept of age-related memory loss and confusion. But, they are very different.
And while Alzheimer's Disease has a genetic component and there is not yet a cure, there may be things we can do to prevent or delay its onset.
Dementia conditions are very costly to a person's relationships and physical health. It impacts the entire family as well. Dementia is not a normal part of aging. Learn more about this important condition.
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As a young girl, I thought the words "Alzheimer's" and "dementia" had to do with old age. I have begun to suspect that my mother is beginning the early stage of some form of dementia, so I did some research and realized that I, now at mid-life, should be paying attention to this disease as well. As with other illnesses, our lifestyle plays a vital role prior to onset.
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Sometimes, it is easier to define dementia by what it is not. Many people use the term "dementia" and "Alzheimer's" as if they are the same thing. However, dementia is simply the condition of having impairments in memory, thinking, judgment, behavior, and communication. Dementia is a term used to describe a set of symptoms related to these impairments.
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Alzheimer's Disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer who discovered changes in the brain of a person who died after an unusual mental illness. He examined the patient's brain and found that it had abnormal clumps and tangled bundles of fibers as well as the loss of connections between nerve cells causing these cells to die off.
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