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With the senior demographic rapidly growing, so is the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease.
The Union County Advanced Technology Center hosted an educational program Friday morning featuring information about dementia; causes, stages of disease, treatment and how to cope.
The presentation was led by Joyce Finkle — the Alzheimer’s Association Spartanburg area program director.
Finkle explained that dementia is an umbrella term covering many types: reversible dementias, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body disease and the most common, Alzheimer’s disease. Over 70 percent of people with dementia have Alzheimer’s disease.
Finkle also explained that dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning serious enough to interfere with daily functioning, causing changes in memory, language, thought, navigation, behavior, personality/mood and planning/organization. She explained the difference between typical age-related changes and problematic changes which are symptoms of dementia.
Typical age-related changes involve: making a bad decision once in awhile missing an occasional monthly payment forgetting which day it is and remembering later sometimes forgetting which word to use losing things from time to time
Problematic changes involve: memory changes that disrupt daily life challenges in planning or solving problems difficulty completing familiar tasks confusion with time or place trouble with visual images and spatial relationships new problems with words in speaking or writing misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps decreased or poor judgment withdrawal from work or social activities changes in mood and personality
Some dementia-type symptoms can be caused by other factors such as thyroid problems or reactions to medication. Some types of dementia are reversible, but not Alzheimer’s disease, which affects 5.4 million Americans. There is still no cure for Alzheimer’s, and it is progressive. Continue to read: uniondailytimes.com
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