About preventing, preparing, coping How do I know if I have dementia, and how will I live with it if I do? Can people
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English Year 2022
Table of contents :
Dedication
Epigraph
Introduction
Question 1:
What is dementia and are you at risk?
Question 2:
What are the symptoms of dementia?
Question 3:
How does a doctor diagnose dementia?
Question 4:
What are the types of dementia?
Question 5:
Do we actually know what causes Alzheimer’s?
Question 6:
What is the role of ageing in dementia?
Question 7:
Does inflammation cause dementia?
Question 8:
Does dementia begin in the gut?
Question 9:
Does stress cause dementia?
Question 10:
Is there medication to treat dementia?
Question 11:
What is life like for a person living with dementia?
Question 12:
How should I care for someone with dementia?
Question 13:
Do people with dementia have capacity to make decisions?
Question 14:
Should people with dementia be able to choose end-of-life options for their future selves?
Question 15:
Can improving diet help to avoid dementia?
Question 16:
Can exercise help to avoid dementia?
Question 17:
Why are challenge and rest so good for our brains?
Question 18:
How can your doctor help you prevent dementia?
Question 19:
Are poverty and discrimination risk factors for dementia?
Question 20:
How do you avoid the stigma of living with dementia?
Conclusion:
How do we live well with dementia?
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