Organic mental disorders, including symptomatic syndromes (34 contents)
More and more people are suffering from dementia
The number of people with dementia is growing rapidly, according to a recently published World Health Organisation study. According to the WHO, there could be 40 per cent more people with the disease...
Learn more about the role of nutrition in delaying dementing conditions
The role of nutrition in the prevention of many diseases is indisputable - it is crucial in the context of many conditions, including diseases of civilisation. Also, mild cognitive impairment, which...
Episodes of hypoglycaemia may increase the risk of dementia - new research from Philadelphia
Further reports on factors affecting the development of cognitive impairment are coming from the University of Philadelphia. Doctors there looked into how the state of nervous tissue is affected by...
Living near a busy road and the risk of dementia
If you live next to a busy road, you may even get used to the noise over time. However, it is less easy for your body to get used to the noise and pollution, which can have a very negative impact on...
Sauna as factors in dementia risk reduction
Dementias are quite distressing conditions - their consequence can even be the loss of the ability to live independently. The search is therefore constantly on for any factors that could prevent the...
Aphthae and thrush - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Aphthae and thrush are a problem that most of us are familiar with. Small lesions of the oral mucosa that cause a lot of pain can appear at almost any age. Even babies are not exempt from them.
Dementias - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Memory deterioration after 65 years of age is physiological. However, the problem should not be underestimated, especially if it occurs earlier. Disorders of memory, orientation, comprehension,...
Memory disorders - a challenge for the neurologist or the psychiatrist?
This article addresses the difficult discussion about the diagnosis and treatment of patients with memory disorders at different stages of the disease. Who should undertake this task, under whose...
Dementia: clinical course and characteristics of the problem in relation to its aetiopathogenesis
Following a closer look at Alzheimer's disease, it is worth looking at dementia, which we usually associate with old age, but it does not only occur in the elderly. Its specificity, course and...
