Dementia Secondary

Secondary dementia (also historically called senile dementia) is the most common form of dementia. In older people suffering from other diseases (stroke, Alzheimer's disease, oncology, etc.), it is not so easy to diagnose senile dementia, and therefore these statistics are indicative.

Senile dementia (DS) is more common in males. In senile dementia, at the first stage, consciousness of the patient’s own personality predominates; the disease begins to manifest itself in middle age - up to 65 years. Without proper treatment, secondary dementia develops into age-related personality changes. Symptoms of poor memory with senile changes appear at 70–80 years of age; at 90 and older, the patient dies with this disease. Patients experience frequent mood swings and loss of control over their emotions. The ability to recognize your friend or acquaintance is impaired if this person has stopped visiting him. The muscle tone of the lips and tongue suffers. There is severe inhibition or inappropriate behavior. Speech communication is replaced by obscure, incoherent speech, manifested in the form of individual sounds of unknown origin.

With the disease, attention is drawn to the absence of facial expressions expressing emotions; as the condition progresses, it disappears completely. It will become impossible to recognize the patient from a photograph previously seen during communication, but then forgotten. The hearing loss becomes severe and progresses. Salt deposits in the spine cause difficulty in walking, and the patient cannot sit for a long time. There is constant noise in my head that interferes with conversation. hundred