Dementia as a disease of old age

Węgrzyn Magdalena, Kubiak Karolina, Olesinkiewicz Kinga, Lamtych Martyna, Bednarek Hanna, Kwiatkowska Klaudia, Dorobiala Jakub, Włoch Agata, Sochań Agata. Dementia as a disease of old age. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(9):253-262. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3402021

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Received: 25.08.2019. Revised: 30.08.2019. Accepted: 07.09.2019.

DEMENTIA AS A DISEASE OF OLD AGE

Magdalena Węgrzyn¹, Karolina Kubiak¹, Kinga Olesinkiewicz¹, Martyna Lamytch¹, Hanna Bednarek¹, Klaudia Kwiatkowska¹, Jakub Dorobiala¹, Agata Włoch¹,

Agata Sochań¹

1)Faculty of Health Sciences, Department and Clinic of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz

Abstract

Background: The increase in chances of dementia with age translates into huge numbers of patients. Her diagnosis is often difficult to indicate and treatment is still about fighting the symptoms and not the disease itself.

Material and methods: A review of the literature and WHO research was carried out indicating the greater progression of the disease in old age and the stages of the course of the disease.

Results and conclusions:The disease progresses gradually and it is very difficult to make a correct diagnosis in the early stadium. There are various ways to diagnose dementia, but doctors still have a major role to do in close contact with the patient. Rapid diagnosis can significantly slow down the disease, but it cannot be cured completely.

Key words: dementia, symptoms, older people