Dementia is a slow, progressive in ability to remember, learn, think or perform mental tasks. It may occur as a result of Brain injury, Brain infections, Alzeihmer’s disease, Stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Hypothyroidism, Vitamin B12 Deficiencies,Excessive alcohol or toxins ingestion, or other brain diseases.
Common symptoms of dementia are:
- Inability to remember mainly recent events and activities
- Confusion in regard to time and place
- Inability to find right words while speaking
- Lack of ability to perform the daily activites at the same pace as earlier.
- Change in behaviour and personality occurs, example becoming more angry, irritable, anxiousness, depression or mood swings.
- In severe cases the patient may need help to perform the daily acitivities eg, eating, dressing, taking bath, going to the washroom
- Hallucinations and delusions may also be seen
5 Warning signs of Dementia
- Forgetting and misplacing things
- Missing monthly payments and bills
- Forgetting the day and time
- Difficulty finding words to speak
- Taking more time to do the normal day to day Activities
Management
Some simple solutions for managing life with dementia include:
- Making notes for the all the tasks to be done
- Avoiding new changes in the daily routine
- Presence of assistance while performing the daily activities at home and while going outside home
- Easy access to clocks and calenders for keeping pace with date and time
- Making a diary for all important telephone numbers
- Taking daily walk and exercise
- Meeting people and Social Gatherings
- Measures to ensure Safety like keeping all knives and sharp things in a safe place, removing the gas plugs.
Treatment
Dementia and accompanying symptoms causing interference in day to day activities should be timely consulted with Doctor.
Occupational, Group and Music therapy by psychologists may help stimulating the brain and helping in maintaining conversational and interpersonal skills
Homeopathy is a very individualistic based treatment, each ailment can have many remedies and final selection depends on patients individualistic symptoms.
Some common Homoepathic Medicine that can be taken to relieve symptoms of dementia are:
Ginkgo biloba– In cases of weakness of memory and difficulty in thinking.
Bacopa Monnieri- It is mostly used as a tonic for absent mindedness and short of memory.
Medicines must be taken after proper consultation with a homeopathic physician.
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About The Author
Dr. Geeta Rani Arora, BHMS, MD, is a homoeopathic practitioner with over two decades of clinical experience. She has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences, including the 66th LIGA Congress in December 2011, the LMHI Conference in India in May 2014, the LIGA Conference in Paris in 2014, and a research conference in Malaysia, among others. She is also one of the editors of The Homeopathic Heritage, one of the oldest monthly homoeopathic journals. In addition, she has diverse experience in the field of regulatory affairs within homoeopathic manufacturing, spanning more than seven years. She has applied her expertise across various areas to enhance her clinical practice. Dr. Geeta is a faculty member of the London College of Homeopathy, UK. She practises in Kalkaji, New Delhi, and can be contacted for appointments at healwithhomeopathy01@gmail.com, +91 971-806-3158.
Dr Guneet Walia BHMS
Homoeopathic Consultant Dr guneet is a homeopathic consultant at Asalsol, West Bengal and currently works at Dr.Batra’s Homeopathy. She has a clinical experience of more than 9 years and works to find the root cause and treat the problem based on homeopathic principles. drguneetw@yahoo.co.in