Dementia

A recent Medscape article caught my eye and I thought you might be interested in what it had to say.  It was an article on dementia.

Before I tell you about the interesting news from Medscape, let me share with you some facts on dementia from Alz.org and WHO.

• Dementia is a syndrome caused by a variety of brain illnesses that is generally chronic and progressive.
• Alzheimer’s is one form of dementia that accounts for about 70% of people diagnosed with dementia (Krista Hills, Dementia).
• Dementia is NOT a normal part of aging.

Often when we discuss the aging, we focus on changes we might observe in Coordination, Motor Control and Psychomotor Skills with advanced age.  Perhaps we simply generalize about aging and make the assumption that these changes are inevitable.