When you type Dementia and ask Google to find information, it spurs pages and pages full of information. Now try typing Dementia in the search space on YouTube. Again, there are thousands of videos about Dementia. All this information is daunting and you do not know where to start as it is information overload.
In Google, the first site you will find is the USA-based Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
Here you will find a huge amount of information regarding the different dementias, the causes, prevention, treatment and numerous others. A great site to keep in mind.
Another site is Healthline. www.healthline.com. Here is an extract from the site to entice you to visit for lots more information:
“Dementia refers to a category of diseases that affects your cognitive functions, such as memory and behaviour. Symptoms typically worsen over time and may progress in three stages.
There are three common stages of dementia: early, middle, and late. These highlight the progression and severity of symptoms.
Although most people with dementia progress through these stages, each person progresses at different speeds. For example, some people’s symptoms rapidly progress from mild to severe, while others may take years to move from one stage to another.
The average person with Alzheimer’s disease — which accounts for 60–80% of dementia cases — lives 4–8 years after receiving the diagnosis. That said, some people may live as many as 20 years after their diagnosis.
It’s estimated that 7 million people in the United States, ages 65 and older, had dementia in 2020. As life expectancy increases and the older population continues to grow, current trends suggest this number may nearly double Trusted Source by 2040.”
When you visit Being Patient on www.beingpatient.com, be sure to enrol to receive their new letter. It is really informative and they will not spam you with hundreds of nonsensical information. The beauty of this site is that when they send you a news letter with information, most of the articles can either be read or you can choose to listen to the content. See what you will find:
| BRAIN HEALTH | ALZHEIMER’S | OTHER DEMENTIAS | RISK FACTORS |
| Diet | Prevention | Frontotemporal Dementia | Lifestyle |
| Exercise | Possible Causes | Lewy Body Dementia | Sex/Gender |
| Sleep | Recently Diagnosed | Parkinson’s Disease | Genetics |
| Metabolism | Caregiving Guidance | Vascular Dementia | Race |
| Cardiovascular health | Drugs and other Treatments | Brain Injury & CTE | Viruses |
| Managing Symptoms |
You will also find an amount of Interactive Learning Guides. This is for me the most useful site of all.
Another site you can visit for very clear and concise explanations of the different dementias is the Mayo Clinic site at www.mayoclinic.org.
This site is really very informative and gives you a much better understanding of the dementia diseases, possible treatments and causes.
The last site I wish to recommend is The Alzheimer’s Society at www.alzheimers.org.uk. This is a British-based organisation and the site is covered with in-depth information. Most of your nagging questions about the disease might be answered here. Just have a look at what it contains:
| Worried about memory problems | Types of dementia | Symptoms and diagnosis | Treatments | Managing the risk of dementia |
| Causes of memory problems | What is dementia | Dementia symptoms | Dementia medication | Risk factors for dementia |
| Talking to someone about their memory problems | Vascular dementia | Dementia diagnosis | Alternative therapies | Reduce your risk of dementia |
| Is it getting older or dementia? | Frontotemporal dementia | Stages of dementia | Person-centred care | Possible risks of dementia |
| Young-onset dementia | Later stages of dementia | Talking therapies | Additional Treatments for dementia risk |
You are most welcome to explore even more sites through the Internet, but, if you have explored all the information supplied by the above-mentioned websites, you will be very well-informed regarding all the aspects the non-medical person needs to know about dementia.