What is prodromal dementia?

Prodromal Alzheimer’s disease is the very early form of Alzheimer’s when memory is deteriorating but a person remains functionally independent.

What are coping strategies for dementia?

Coping strategies may include: practical strategies – eg setting up reminders or prompts, preparing advance decisions or a Lasting Power of Attorney for the future. social strategies – eg relying on family help, seeking spiritual support, joining new activity groups.

Are you predisposed to dementia?

Many people affected by dementia are concerned that they may inherit or pass on dementia. The majority of dementia is not inherited by children and grandchildren. In rarer types of dementia there may be a strong genetic link, but these are only a tiny proportion of overall cases of dementia.

What is the demographic of Alzheimer’s?

Seventy-three percent are age 75 or older. About 1 in 9 age 65 and older (10.7%) has Alzheimer’s. Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older Whites.

Which parent carries the Alzheimer’s gene?

Because you inherit one APOE gene from your mother and another from your father, you have two copies of the APOE gene. Having at least one APOE e4 gene increases your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease two- to threefold. If you have two APOE e4 genes, your risk is even higher, approximately eight- to twelvefold.

Can early dementia be reversed?

Similarly, dementia can be reversed if caught early enough and by attending to all the factors that affect brain function – including diet, exercise, stress, nutritional deficiencies, toxins, hormonal imbalances, and inflammation.

What race is most likely to get Alzheimer disease?

Among people ages 65 and older, African Americans have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (13.8 percent), followed by Hispanics (12.2 percent), and non-Hispanic whites (10.3 percent), American Indian and Alaska Natives (9.1 percent), and Asian and Pacific Islanders (8.4 percent).

What state has the highest rate of Alzheimer’s?

South Dakota ranked first with 56 deaths per every 100,000 population due to Alzheimer’s that year, followed by Mississippi with 55.8 deaths per 100,000 population.