| The first conclusion most people come to when | | | | the earliest symptoms of early dementia is |
| they hear about dementia and Alzheimer's is | | | | often reported to be phantosmia, or the |
| that it is basically something they won't | | | | hallucination of smells, usually in the form |
| need to worry about until they are much | | | | of rotting meat or bad body odor. The patient |
| older. However, dementia and Alzheimer's are | | | | will spend a good deal of time trying to |
| not just conditions of the elderly. There are | | | | locate the source of a smell; not knowing it |
| cases of early onset Alzheimer's that have | | | | is an early symptom of a much larger problem. |
| developed in people between the ages of | | | | |
| thirty to forty; however the majority of | | | | Alcohol can be a contributor to dementia. |
| cases of early onset Alzheimer's are | | | | Most people assume heavy drinkers will pay |
| diagnosed when the patient is in their | | | | for their lifestyle with liver problems. |
| fifties. | | | | However, another aspect of severe alcoholism |
| | | | is alcohol induced dementia, also called "wet |
| Any diagnoses of Alzheimer's before the age | | | | brain" which is an incurable type of dementia |
| of sixty-five is considered to be early | | | | that often affects end stage alcoholics. In a |
| onset. Early onset Alzheimer's has been found | | | | nutshell, the internal spaces of the brain |
| to run in families. If a grandparent has it, | | | | become wider and the fissures are created. |
| persons in the family line will have a larger | | | | The fissures fill with fluid and the result |
| change of developing early onset of this | | | | is mental confusion, impaired coordination |
| disease and should be aware of the symptoms | | | | and significant memory loss. |
| of this disease in its early stages. Early | | | | |
| onset Alzheimer's is often misdiagnosed as | | | | If someone you know is showing early signs of |
| simple lack of motivation, forgetfulness or | | | | dementia or Alzheimer's urge them to get a |
| psychiatric issues. | | | | complete physical and mention their symptoms |
| | | | to their physician. Early symptoms can |
| Dementia is another illness often thought to | | | | include loss of memory, mixing up words on a |
| only affect the elderly. There are types of | | | | frequent basis, sudden lack of attention |
| dementia that are not related to old age at | | | | span, disturbances in language such as |
| all. One common occurrence of dementia in | | | | searching for commonly used words to complete |
| younger persons is due to a closed head | | | | a sentence and suddenly feeling disoriented |
| injury. Accidents when riding motorcycles and | | | | when in a familiar place such as forgetting |
| four-wheelers without a helmet then suffering | | | | where the bathroom is in the home of a friend |
| an impact are among the leading cause of | | | | they have visited on many occasions. |
| closed head injuries among younger people. | | | | |
| Automobile accidents that result in closed | | | | Dementia isn't just a disease that affects |
| head injuries are another factor in early | | | | the geriatric population. Anyone at any age |
| onset dementia. | | | | can be affected by dementia. Knowing the |
| | | | early warning signs and early intervention |
| Current studies show the front part of the | | | | methods which will be unique to each |
| skull where the frontal lobe of the brain is | | | | individual's case, are an effective way to |
| located is one factor in the early onset of | | | | slow the progression of the disease so the |
| dementia. The frontal lobe controls | | | | affected person can lead a healthy and |
| perceptions and is also in charge of impulse | | | | productive life for a much longer span of |
| control, short-term memory functions and | | | | time. |
| sense of smell seem to be affected. One of | | | | |