Dementia What is Dementia is a disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders,

s, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. There is also a Type of dementia called Parkinsons Disease Dementia as well-known as (PDD) which impairs in thinking and reasoning that eventually affects many people with Parkinson's disease. Symptoms of Dimentia- Sudden mood changes Memory loss Bad concentration Having difficulty communicating Paranoia Agitation Hallucination Change in their sleep

Symptoms of PDD- Changes in memory, concentration and judgement Trouble interpreting visual information Muffled speech Visual hallucinations Delusions, especially paranoid ideas Depression Irritability and anxiety Sleep disturbances, including excessive daytime drowsiness and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep disorder

Treatment- Patient would go to a neurologist where they would the proceed to have Brain scans, Laboratory exams, Psychiatric evaluation, and pre symptom testing They would also give the patient a EGG- which shows the brains electrical impulse.

Patients with PDD -The diagnosis is Parkinson's disease dementia symptoms don't appear until a year or more later after being diagnosed with PDD.

MedicineMemantine- Alzheimers drug used to regulate the chemical that affects how the brain works. Antidepressants- are used to treat mood swings that are associated with dementia. Exelon, Aricept, Cholinesterase are some more of the drugs that are used to help with dementia.

PDD_ There are no treatments to slow or stop the brain cell damage caused by Parkinson's disease dementia. Current strategies focus on helping symptoms. Medicine Cholinesterase inhibitors Antipsychotic drugs L-dopa Clonazepam Population- 5.3 Million reported alone In the US 2010 African Americans are twice as likely to develop dementia then Caucasian Hispanics are half times more likely to be stricken with it

Amnesia-1. When people lose their ability to memorize data they have amnesia.
Amnesia also refers to an inability to recall information that is stored in memory. In si1. When people lose their ability to memorize data they have amnesia. Amnesia also refers to an inability to recall information that is stored in memory. In simple terms, amnesia is the loss of memory. Anterograde amnesia - the patient cannot remember new information. Things that happened recently

Retrograde amnesia - often thought of as the opposite of anterograde amnesia. Traumatic amnesia- memory loss caused by a hard blow to the head SymptomsHeadache Nausea Dizzy Feeling foggy or slow Blurry or double vision Sensitivity to light or noise Fatigue Not being able to recall past events. What causes amnesia _ A brain tumor that lies in a memory-controlling part of the brain. Subarachnoid hemorrhage - bleeding in the area between the skull and the brain Oxygen deprivation Statistics 1 in 4 people can be affected by amnesia An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan - Used in detecting a tumor in the brain. A CT (computerized tomography) scan injury). An EEG (electroencephalogram) Therapies Occupational therapy-to learn new information to replace what was lost, or to use intact memories as a basis for taking in new information. Technological assistance Many people with amnesia find it helpful to use a PDA, such as a Palm Treo, BlackBerry or iPhone Medications or supplements No medications are currently available for treating most types of amnesia.