Glossary of Terms
Eldercare Terms and Topics
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Dementia is characterized by the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Affected areas may be memory, attention, language, and problem solving. Especially in the later stages of the condition, an affected person may be disoriented in time, in place, and in person.
Symptoms of dementia can be either reversible or irreversible. A complete medical and neuropsychiatric work-up can identify underlying disease and provide prognosis and guidance for treatment to reverse or manage the symptoms. While poor nutrition, drug interactions, depression and some other treatable conditions manifest with dementia-like symptoms, in the large majority of cases dementia cannot be reversed with present treatments.
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