Delay cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment is defined as the aging of the brain as it reaches adulthood. Consequently, some areas of the brain are altered and this can cause negative changes: memory impairment, lack of concentration, unstructured language and/or loss of visuospatial skills. Although the cognitive deterioration is declared almost unstoppable, it is possible to […]
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Differences between dementia and alzheimer’s. Many people identify both neurodegenerative diseases as very aggressive and incurable. We know that they are not the same disease and we also identify each one very well. Both diseases are familiar to us because of the large number of cases of people who suffer from them. However, one commonly […]
Alzheimer’s is the degenerative disease with the most cases and people affected. Of all of them, it is without a doubt the degenerative disease that causes the most problems in those who suffer it. And not only in the patients, but also in their families, coming to condition their whole life. In this article, Nomenial […]
Memory loss in older adults. More than 40% of people over 60 suffer from memory failure. Therefore, one of the main concerns during aging is memory loss. This loss does not affect uniformly all types of memory, but some suffer it more than others. Among the types of memory loss in older adults we can […]
Although it may seem, in principle, that multiple sclerosis is a disease that arises only in young people, this is not the case. More than 10% of the affected people are over 65 years old, What is Multiple Sclerosis? Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative disease of the nervous system that affects the brain and spinal […]
Fibromyalgia symptoms and treatment. Fibromyalgia is one of the most common rheumatological diseases and has been growing in our society in recent years. In fact, recent studies determine that this disease has an incidence rate of more than 5 new cases per thousand inhabitants per year, being especially prevalent in the case of women. In […]
What is diabetes? Diabetes in senior citizens. Diabetes, also called diabetes mellitus, is a disease caused by malfunctioning of the pancreas, which results in increased levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. It is a chronic disease that can affect, in the medium and long term, different parts of a senior citizens body, accelerating their […]
What is Senile Dementia? Senile dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the cognitive capacities, causing damage in the development of the routine of the person who suffers them. Causes and types of senile dementia Dementia can be caused by many different diseases, which are classified into the following types of dementia: Progressive and […]
irritable colon symptoms and treatment. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is suffered by at least 10% of the adult population. It is also twice as common in women as in men. IBS can have substantial effects on the lives of people who suffer from it, especially in the area of socialization. Because of the consequences that […]
Joint pain in senior citizens is a fairly common symptom. It makes your day-to-day life more costly due to the constant discomfort it produces in a specific part of the body or even in several. The pain can be so strong that can dramatically limit the senior autonomy. Hiring a carer to help the daily […]