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