Dementia is not something that just happens to people as they get older. It is caused by different diseases.
What is dementia?
Our brains control everything we think, feel, remember and do.
Some diseases stop a person’s brain from working properly. A person with one of these diseases may have problems thinking, remembering, and speaking. They might say or do things that seem strange to others, and find it harder to do everyday things. They may not seem like the person they used to be.
When these problems worsen over time, doctors may use the word dementia to describe them.
Dementia is not something that just happens to everyone as they get older. It is caused by different diseases. These diseases affect different parts of the brain, so they affect people in different ways.
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Who is affected by dementia?
Dementia is very common.
Did you know that almost 1 million people in the UK have dementia?
In the UK there are more women with dementia than men.
People over 65 are much more likely to get dementia, but it can affect younger people too.
How does dementia affect someone?
Most of us forget things from time to time, like where we left our keys. This does not mean we have dementia. When someone has dementia, symptoms slowly get worse so that they get in the way of daily life.
When people start to get dementia, you might see some of these things
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