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Originally posted by squirrelly I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandma That's one of my biggest fears (dementia)

Is there any history of it in your family? There's pretty strong hereditary links, but nothing conclusive. The other major contributing factor is environment. Things like alcoholism, low socio-economic status, lower education levels, etc. Oh and head and/or brain trauma, including strokes.

Dementia is sort of a "use it or lose" type thing. Keep your mind healthy and active and you increase your chances of preventing it. Stay busy in old age with hobbies and things you find mentally stimulating, and maintain strong emotional and social supports. And of course have a good diet and get lots of exercise.


There was a study done a while ago with some nuns who donated their brains to science after they died, and although they did not present with any symptoms of dementia while they were alive, their brains had atrophied. Why? Because they were active in their church and community, and had rich lives filled with activity of all sorts. So even though physiologically they had damaged brains, it never showed up.

The brain is amazing. It will compensate using other areas when it's been damaged. That's why with stroke patients, for example, it is essential to start rehab RIGHT away.

my boss had a stroke at 30 years old and man she is fuckin SLOW. i mean i love her but goddamnit it's frustrating dealing with her sometimes because i'm extremely quick minded and just a quick thinker, quick everything overall, and she gets so side tracked and forgetful and even talks slow when telling a story.

drives me nuts lol

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Originally posted by Slylee i'm extremely quick minded and just a quick thinker, quick everything overall

Welcome to the affects of drugs on the brain.

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Actually Jenny I don't know - a lot of my family died in the war. My Grandmother died when I was younger because she drank herself to death. My dad's side has a history of bad medical problems but I don't think dementia is among them. It just scares the living shit out of me.

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I hear that. Talk to any older person and ask them what's most important to their health, and they'll tell you it's their mind/mental health/cognitive health. Without it, you lose your autonomy - which is obviously extremely important not only to seniors, but to everyone.

It's actually my boyfriends biggest fear as well. Every time we see a movie where one of the characters gets dementia (notebook and away from her - which on second thought might have just been Alzheimer's) it rattles us to the bone because we never want it to be that when he looks at me, I have no idea who he is - or vice versa. That is THE scariest thing to me.

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Originally posted by jennypie I hear that. Talk to any older person and ask them what's most important to their health, and they'll tell you it's their mind/mental health/cognitive health. Without it, you lose your autonomy - which is obviously extremely important not only to seniors, but to everyone.

Majoring in Psychology has really drilled this point home for me. It's kinda scary how fragile the mind is and how we are so ok with partaking in the destruction of it.

Alzheimer's IS dementia though. Dementia is just the umbrella term. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia.

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Originally posted by jennypie Alzheimer's IS dementia though. Dementia is just the umbrella term. Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia.

The more you know!

That is interesting though. They never say that. Here in the US they make it as if dementia is some extreme form of Alzheimer's or as if it is unrelated. At least that is the impression I have always gotten.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel The more you know! That is interesting though. They never say that. Here in the US they make it as if dementia is some extreme form of Alzheimer's or as if it is unrelated. At least that is the impression I have always gotten.

Yea +1 on that!

I always thought they were remarkably similar, but it always seems as though they have a clear defined line and somehow they are different.

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Haha, wow. Yeah Dementia covers all forms of, well, dementia..lol.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dement...essive_dementia


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