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Therapists specialising in Dementia

Dementia is a loss of brain functions that cause memory problems and other cognitive impairments. Symptoms will vary depending on the cause of the dementia, but generally they will include problems with short term memory, difficulty finding the right word to use, problems performing calculations, lack of personal care, as well as other physical and mental problems. Treatment for dementia is possible with the proper therapy and counseling.

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Cognitive Disorders
Cognitive disorder are those that center around the brain's ability to remember and process information. The causes of these disorders may be physical - head injury or the degeneration of the brain with aging - but they may also be related to substance abuse or other causes. Symp...
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Dementia
Dementia causes a loss of basic and advanced brain functions. Symptoms usually include trouble with memory and other cognitive impairments that affect a person's ability to take care of themselves. There are a variety of diseases and physical conditions that may cause dementia, m...
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Dementia Due to Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia due to Alzheimer's disease is a serious problem that can have many consequences. Symptoms of this type of dementia include problems with memory, mood swings, as well as other emotional and physical problems. This dementia is caused by a deterioration of brain cells becau...
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Dementia Due to Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease
This progressive neurological disease is another common cause of dementia as the brain deteriorates. Although very rare, this disease usually affects people from 50 to 70 years of age. Symptoms are similar to other types of dementia and include memory trouble, behavioral changes,...
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Dementia Due to Head Trauma
Dementia due to head trauma is usually nonprogressive - it doesn't get worse - although repeated head injuries can make the dementia worse. Even though it is a more short term form of dementia, the symptoms are the same as other types of dementia, including trouble with memory, b...
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Dementia Due to HIV Disease
When it comes to dementia, when it is due to HIV disease, the symptoms can come on quickly, leaving a person unable to take care of themselves without constant supervision. Signs of this type of dementia include reduced productivity, disorientation, apathy, clumsiness, as well as...
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Dementia Due to Huntington's Disease
This is primarily an inherited form of dementia that affects personality, moods, and memory. Symptoms are similar to other types of dementia, and generally include emotional and behavioral changes, as well as other physical and psychological signs. There are many dangers associat...
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Dementia Due to Parkinson's Disease
The deterioration of the central nervous system because of Parkinson's disease is another cause of dementia that typically affects adults over the age of 60. Symptoms are similar to other forms of dementia, although they affect everyone differently. Some of the signs of this type...
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Dementia Due to Pick's Disease
Dementia due to Pick's disease is different from dementia due to Alzheimer's in that the first symptoms seen are usually centered around behavioral changes rather than memory problems. Confused thinking and forgetting also shows up eventually with this type of dementia, but becau...
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Substance-Induced Persisting Dementia
Substance-induced persisting dementia can be avoided, but many people are not able to quit abusing drugs, which can cause serious consequences like this to happen when the brain is damaged beyond repair. Symptoms of substance-induces persisting dementia are similar to those of ot...
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