Dementia, the facts:​

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1. Dementia is not part of normal ageing process!

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2. Dementia is defined as when the cognitive impairment has significantly affected on the individual's general day to day function at home, as well as other aspects of life, including the mobility, appetite, weight, psychological status, etc.

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3. Dementia has many causes, and one of the major causes of dementia is Alzheimer's disease.

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4. Alzheimer's disease is actually described first by German psychiatrist, Alois Alzheimer, who observed the symptoms in a patient at psychiatric hospital during his lifetime. He published his finding after did research on the patient's brain following the patient's death.

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5. Alzheimer's disease has no cure but few treatments which might help to slow the progression down.

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6. Dementia and dysphagia is very closely linked, as dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder.

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