My Methodology
The messages in this series include many articles found under a general search of : other health issues that cause dementia. They also include many additional searches to bring more understanding to the first group of articles. Of course these articles bring to bear all understandings I can remember. I have taken the liberty to quote, paraphrase and intersperse my own comments in order to tell as simplest a story as possible. Sometimes I point out where articles end and my commentary begins, but not always. Please refer to the original articles if uncertain about any statement made. These messages do not attempt to cover all topics related to Dementia Syndrome. Instead they attempt to provide a better understanding of Dementia Syndrome in general in an attempt to answer questions related to an 85 year old African female. Due to the enormous amount of subtopics and sub-subtopics, many topics are only briefly mentioned or left out entirely. These topics may be important to others seeking understanding regarding Dementia Syndrome and seeking to understand Dementia Syndrome in relation to someone they know. I am certain these articles will leave everyone, regardless of the level of awareness, with a better understanding of Dementia Syndrome.Because this information is best presented in several messages, there will be repetition, which in these instances, is necessarily a good thing.
Metaphor Method Of Introduction
HIV is one of the viruses that causes an infection that produces a wide range of symptoms summarized as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AIDS is a group of symptoms called a syndrome that is triggered by many illnesses, sicknesses, diseases, disorders and infections. Likewise Alzheimer's Disease is one of the diseases that produces a wide range of symptoms called Dementia Syndrome. Dementia is a group of symptoms called a syndrome that is triggered by many illnesses, sicknesses, diseases, disorders and infections.Interestingly enough, HIV is one of the triggers of AID Syndrome and Dementia Syndrome.
Opening Summary
It is clear that treatment of Dementia Syndrome suffers significantly from the lack of proper diagnosis. Diagnosis suffers significantly from lack of a consistent definition framework. Definitions are fuzzy at best and suffer significantly from lack of proper context. Context suffers significantly because it does not adhere to Optimal Theory, the Natural World Context and the Supreme Scientific Method. By necessity, many things I will say in these messages will go against the status quo grain but will fall in line with the universal whole. As always, you should weigh the information as if you were judge, jury, plaintiff, defendant, prosecutor and defense attorney.Dementia Definitions Vary
Dementia has almost become synonymous with Alzheimer's in the same mistaken way that HIV has become synonymous with AIDS. As a result, most discussions about Dementia Syndrome also relate Dementia Syndrome mainly to Alzheimer's Disease. 1. Dementia is a syndrome. A syndrome is a group of symptoms triggered by many illnesses, sicknesses, diseases, disorders and infections. One of the diseases that triggers Dementia Syndrome is Alzheimer's Disease. 2. Dementia is a group of brain disorders and Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia, per Ohio State University. 3. Alzheimer's Disease is a type of dementia. Dementia is a syndrome or group of symptoms. Dementia itself isn’t a disease—it refers to symptoms that can be triggered by many different diseases or changes in your body. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the diseases that trigger dementia. Dementia affects how you learn new information, how you remember information, how you think and numerous other symptoms. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, and it accounts for about two-thirds of all diagnoses of Dementia Syndrome. 4. Alzheimer's Disease is a type of Dementia Syndrome. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disease that affects the brain and nervous system. This is because nerve cells in the brain are dying. This reminds us of the cellular basis of all illness. 5. Dementia is a decline in mental ability which affects memory, thinking, problem-solving, concentration and perception. Dementia occurs as a result of the death of brain cells or damage in parts of the brain that deal with thought processes. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. 6. According to healthypeople.gov in the USA, dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life. Dementia is not a disease itself, but rather a set of symptoms. Memory loss is a common symptom of dementia, although memory loss by itself does not mean a person has dementia.Compare this to the following version of this definition from another USA website. 7. According to Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet of the National Institute On Aging in the USA, Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. 8. Dementia Syndrome is described as memory loss, cognitive disorder, neurocognitive disorder, major neurocognitive disorder and neurodegenerative disorder. This last description is the most comprehensive, yet still falls short of the cellular focus necessary to understand and find the root cause. 9. Simply put, Dementia Syndrome is triggered by malfunctioning brain cells caused by nutrition-toxin imbalance, not only in brain cells, but also in other cells in the head and in cells elsewhere in the body.
The human body is a multi-celled organism by the trillions. This is an ecosystem. Ecosystem problems are the result of a cascade of causes and effects. Based on listening to the general public and media discussions of Alzheimer's Disease and/or Dementia, these definitions are poorly understood and confused among family members, care givers and many health care providers.
