What is Dementia and Alzheimer's in English and Hindi

1. Living With Alzheimer‘s
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3. • In India, old age was never a problem.
• Earlier, the elder persons in the family were
respected a lot and they continued to live
with respect till their death.
• Times have changed. The elders are treated
as burden , often neglected / ignored and
the story is different if you suffer from
some form of Dementia or you are
Caregiver for your parents/elders or you
are in sandwich generation
Old Age in India
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4. Dementia Effect
• Dementia is an illness that over time
affects the capacity of individuals to make
some or all decisions about their everyday
lives, including their money, health and
welfare.
• It gradually affects their ability to
communicate, reason and act in their own
interests. This severely compromises their
ability to stand up for their own rights and
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5. What is Dementia
• Dementia is a progressive brain
dysfunction, which results in a restriction of
daily activities and in most cases leads in the
long term to the need for care.
• There are many forms of dementia, the most
common one being Alzheimer's disease.
• Dementia is one of the major causes of
disability in late-life and is not curable.
• Dementia is disease of 21st Century
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7. What is Alzheimer's
• Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a silent killer of
brain and lives of world’s elderly people. It is
the fourth leading cause of death among the
older adults in the developed world. The
symptoms can broadly include difficulties with
language, significant short-term memory
loss, time disorientation, difficulty in making
decisions, showing signs of depression and
aggression and lack of initiative and
motivation.
• Dr Aloes Alzheimer, a German doctor, in 1906
discovered Alzheimer's
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8. 1st Person with Alzheimer’s
51 yrs old Auguste Deter (Auguste D )
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9. Alzheimer's……
• Alzheimer’s knows no social, economic,
ethnic or geographical boundaries and
affects people throughout the world
• There is no Cure ,some treatment available to
stabilize and arrest the progress
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• िु छ जाने-माने डिमेंशिया से ग्रस्त व्यक्त :
• अमरीकन प्रेशसिेंट रोनाल्ि रीगन, इंग्लेंड की पूर्व
प्रधान मंत्री मागगरेट थचेर
• भारत से: तेजी बच्चन (अममताभ बच्चन के मााँ)
जोजग फनाांिीस, सरोजिनी नायडू
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15. BRAIN
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16. How Brain looks if there is Alzheimer’s
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18. Cause
• AGE…..over 65 years and more than 50% in over 85 yr.
• FAMILY HISTORY
• VASCULAR DISEASE (high BP, high cholesterol)
• STROKE
• MODERN LIFESTYLE
• OBESITY
• SMOKING /TOBACCO
• EXCESS ALCOHOL, COFFEE
• HEAD INJURIES (dementia pugilist)
• TOXINS- aluminum
• INFECTION (viruses)
• DEFICIENCY OF Vitamin A,C,E,B6,B12,carotenoids,zinc,selenium
• SOCIAL INACTIVE
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20. Symptoms : Early Stage
Symptoms often include:
• Repeating statements
• Misplacing items
• Having trouble finding names
for familiar objects
• Getting lost on familiar routes
• Personality changes
• Losing interest in things previously enjoyed
• Difficulty performing tasks that take some thought, but
used to come easily, like balancing a checkbook, playing
complex games (such as bridge), and learning new
information or routines
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24. Understand the Disease
• Understand the diseases , ACCEPT IT
• Know the fact – some are reversible (in
early stage) but it cant be cured
• It can happen to any one
• Remember person is not mad, it is brain
disease
• The person is not doing things purposely,
he does not have control
• Its FULL TIME care – Long term care
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25. What you can do
• Make them independent till they can
• Give Medicine in time
• Develop proper timetable for daily chores
• Keep house clean and maintain hygiene
• Educate your neighbor and relatives
• Don’t be rigid , be flexible
• Share responsibility of care taking or appoint professional
care taker
• See that the professional care taker are not given other
household work
• Avoid Sharp edges in house
• Good Security system
• Give ID card / monitoring device
• Don’t change living environment
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26. Be P.O.L.I.T.E
• Polite- Patience
• Organise and Observe for signs
• Laugh. Cheerfulness can help in difficult
moments.
• Ignore. Do not correct other person if what
he is doing is not unhealthy/harmful.
• Tone of voice important
• Eye contact necessary.
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27. Types of activity
• Orientation to time and place can be exhibited on a piece of paper
• Word games (5 words from d, e)
• Tongue twisters (Chandu ke chachi ne) Participants should be encouraged to
make mistakes.
• Occupation naming (what does a sailor do, blacksmith do)
• Completing phrases (Laughter is best medicine)
• Slogans
• Naming famous couples
• Quizzes on Mahabharata and Ramayana
• Discussing TV shows
• SODUKU
• Relating short motivating stories
• Exercise
• Walking
• Listening to songs together
• Singing with person/
• Reminiscences (Encouraging person to share past memories)
• Taking pictures from camera
• Life stories
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58. Alzheimer’s / Dementia Helpline
• National Dementia Helpline : 0484- 2808088
• ARDSI Greater Mumbai Chapter 9987104233
• Silver Innings : 9029000091
• A1 Snehanjali : 9323919145
• Dignity Foundation: 022 -65257391
• Bhaktivedanta Hospital: 022-2942500 /
9322429624
• Nair Hospital : (022) 23081490 to 99, 23027631
• Holy Family Hospital : Phone: 022-30610555
• J.J Hospital-Grant Medical College : Phone: 022
23735555
• D.Y Patil Hospital, navi Mumbai: Tel: +91 22
2770 0300, 3921 5999
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60. We are Human Being too….
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61. References
www.alz.org
ARDSI
National Dementia Report - India 2010
www.silverinnings.com
Brain Tour :
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them Dignity and Life
Remember Those who Cannot
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