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Suggest Treatment For Dementia
My Grandfather has been diagnosed dementia for a year now...and he has all the symptoms of dementia like forgetting things, sun downing effect, agitation, restless, and today when i visited him he was unable to recognize me......i have heard that not recognizing people is the last stage of dementia but a few weeks ago he was quite well.....does dementia progresses this fast
Fri, 20 Jun 2014
Hi,
Dementia has multiple causes. In the elderly, vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are common causes.
There can be variation in patient to patient and time to time. If he is on treatment, conditions will improve.
Inability to take care of himself is usually the last stage. Unable to identify anything and complete loss of any care are also seen.
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Dementia has multiple causes. In the elderly, vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are common causes.
There can be variation in patient to patient and time to time. If he is on treatment, conditions will improve.
Inability to take care of himself is usually the last stage. Unable to identify anything and complete loss of any care are also seen.
If you have any further queries, will try to help again.
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