The Dementia Guide
Vascular dementia Vascular dementia occurs when there is reduced blood supply to the brain, causing cells to die. This can be the result of a stroke, narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the brain, or bleeding in the brain. You might experience: • stepped progression of symptoms with periods of relative stability • slowed motor speed
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What is dementia?
www.dementia.org.auFrontotemporal dementia Frontotemporal dementia involves progressive damage to the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain. Symptoms often begin when people are in their 50s or 60s and sometimes earlier. There are two main presentations of frontotemporal dementia – frontal (involving
Dementia Q&A 11 - Diagnostic criteria for dementia
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DEMENTIA AND YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS
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Ways of communicating with a person who has dementia
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ANTIDEPRESSANTS AND DEMENTIA
www.dementia.org.au•Several antidepressants are efficacious in elderly patients with a major depressive episode without psychotic features. •Selection should be based on the best side effect profile and lowest risk of drug-drug interactions. •SSRI’s SNRI’s Mirtazapine and Moclobemide are all relatively safe in the elderly with similar efficacy
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