If somebody asks repeated questions, is it a sign of dementia? Is Alzheimer’s disease the same as dementia? How can doctors pick up signs of dementia from a brain scan? These are a few of the questions asked to our dementia experts during the Q&A session at Ninaktec’s dementia talk. Get the answers to the top 10 questions here.
In this article adapted from a dementia talk by Dr Prof Aaron Ang, Psychiatrist, TTSH, we discuss why dementia can be seen as a brain failure, the challenges in finding a cure for dementia, why it is important to recognise its early signs and symptoms, and how to get diagnosed and treated for dementia.
Common comorbidities amongst people with dementia include high blood pressure, vascular diseases, diabetes, and depression. Here is how some of these comorbidities can be targeted to prevent dementia in the elderly population.
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is frequently mistaken for normal ageing and therefore overlooked and undiagnosed. MCI is not always the pre-stage of dementia, either. In many cases, it can stablise or improve while dementia will gradually worsen. Learn to distinguish MCI with dementia and age-related forgetfulness in this article.
Hearing loss affects 63.7% of the elderlies in Singapore. It can lead to social isolation, memory loss, even cognitive decline and dementia. Learn more about common hearing and ear problems affecting the elderlies, including causes, signs & symptoms, treatment for age-related hearing loss (presbycusis), tinnitus, vertigo, blocked ears and earache.
1 in 3 adults above the age of 55 has one or more eye problems in at least one eye. Find out the most common eye diseases affecting the elderly, including causes, symptoms, treatment & prevention for cataract, glaucoma, age-related farsightedness (presbysia) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Home care helps to provide compassionate and cost-effective care to patients with chronic diseases, particularly in the Singapore context since the start of Covid-19 pandemic. Find out how you and your elderly loved ones can benefit from home care, subsidies and national CMDP to manage chronic diseases effectively.
Common complications of diabetes include heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, nerve damange, skin issues, numbness, infections, hearing loss, blindness, stomach issue, and more. Diabetics should adhere to diabetes treatment, monitor blood sugar levels and blood pressure, take care of their skin, feet, mouth and eyes, and attend regular health screenings to minimise the risk and severity of diabetes complications.
Eating a healthy, nutritious diet during your cancer treatment is crucial to keep your body strong to fight cancer. Besides eating the right food, engaging in physical activity and coping with anxiety and depression also helps to manage cancer-related side effects. Learn top diet tips to support your body heal better from cancer here.
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