- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
-
Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Do Other Cultures Diagnose Dementia?
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI
Symptoms
Dementia symptoms include difficulty with many areas of mental function, including:
- Language
- Memory
- Perception
- Emotional behavior or personality
- Cognitive skills (such as calculation, abstract thinking, or judgment)
Dementia usually first appears as forgetfulness.
Mild cognitive impairment is the stage between normal forgetfulness due to aging and the development of dementia....
Read moreMore information on "Do Other Cultures Diagnose Dementia?"
From Our Experts
Changing Attitudes and Culture of Dementia in Care Homes: Improving...
By viewing people with dementia as unique individuals rather than a group of victims of a terrible disease, shifts the way relatives and... Read more »
6 Suggestions for People Who Have Just Been Diagnosed with Dementia
I wish my mother had been willing to find out what was behind her memory loss earlier. In (my) ideal world, such a diagnosis would have... Read more »
Five Tips for Families Whose Loved One Has Just Been Diagnosed with...
Unfortunately, I find myself increasingly in a situation where friends tell me that a loved one has been recently diagnosed with dementia.... Read more »
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease
In a recent SharePost someone asked about how Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed. So I am going to look briefly at how that diagnosis is... Read more »
Detecting Dementia in Highly Educated People
A great deal of literature exists as to the association between low levels of education and an increased risk of dementia. Much less... Read more »
From Our Sources
Is a cultural shift behind some ADHD diagnoses?
One Canadian researcher says that a shift in the culture, not a shift in the disease, is responsible for the rising number of ADHD diagnoses. Matthew... Read more »
MRI Helps Diagnose Dementia
(Ivanhoe Newswire). -- Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a framework for the diagnosis of three common neurodegenerative disorders --... Read more »
Smell test may help diagnose dementia
Researchers say testing a patient's sense of smell may help doctors diagnose early-stage Alzheimer's. The sense of smell is one of the first things... Read more »
Featuring Content From:
By using this service, you accept our Terms of Use. Please read them. The consumer health information on is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for any medical conditions. You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. Copyright © 2012 Remedy Health Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
