Search results for Dementia

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• Dementia with Lewy bodies - Symptoms

  Find out about the main symptoms of dementia with Lewy bodies and when to get medical advice.

• Dementia and care homes

  Information and advice on how to choose a care home for someone with dementia, including how to find a care home near you.

• Communicating with someone with dementia

  Advice on how to encourage communication with people with dementia, including body language and physical contact, and active listening.

• Tests for diagnosing dementia

  Information on the tests used by GPs and specialists to diagnose dementia, including the GPCOG test, blood tests and brain scans.

• causes of vascular dementia

  Find out about the causes of vascular dementia, including who's most at risk of getting it and what you can do to reduce your risk.

• Vascular dementia - Treatment

  Find out about the main treatments for vascular dementia, including healthy lifestyle changes, medicine and other therapies.

• What to do if you've just been diagnosed with dementia

  Information on what to do if you have just been diagnosed with dementia, including advice on benefits, legal affairs, social services and how to stay healthy.

• Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

  Find out about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of brain condition that slowly gets worse over time and leads to dementia.

• Hallucinations and hearing voices

  Find out about hallucinations and hearing voices, including signs, causes and treatments.

• About memantine

  NHS medicines information on memantine – what it's used for and key facts.