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Simulation shows just how heartbreaking suffering with dementia can be

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Published 17:24 2 Apr 2023 GMT+1

Simulation shows just how heartbreaking suffering with dementia can be

The video gives us an insight into the unsettling reality of what it is like to live with Dementia.

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

An erringly accurate simulation video shows what it can look like to live with dementia.

Approximately, more than six million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common type of dementia.

It kills more people than breast and prostate cancer.

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Take a look at Alzheimer’s Research UK's simulation below:

Although the UK charity released the footage back in 2016, it still holds value to this day.

In the video, we see a woman walking home through the streets and coming across numerous obstacles along the way.

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She takes the wrong directions, mistakes strangers for people she knows and suffers from a host of familiar symptoms, such as difficulty concentrating and being confused about where she is.

On their website, Alzheimer’s Research UK explained how it all works.

Dementia patients can often experience anxiety and fear.
Alzheimer's Research UK

They wrote: “Dementia is a misunderstood condition.

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“Many people believe it’s just a by-product of ageing.

“We tend to not think beyond memory loss when it comes to symptoms.

“The reality is that dementia is a condition caused by diseases, most commonly Alzheimer’s, that damage different areas of the brain leading to a variety of challenging symptoms.

“Because dementia is so complex, and each person’s experience of it is unique, we can’t tell every story, but we hope the one we tell through A Walk Through Dementia will help you think a little differently about dementia.”

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The world can seem very different, even if you are somewhere familiar.
Alzheimer's Research UK

In a new study, scientists have explained how they discovered subtle signs of dementia up to nine years before diagnosis.

If at-risk patients are screened early enough, it is possible to reduce their risk of developing further issues.

Published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, researchers looked at the past history of patients and 'it became clear that they were showing some cognitive impairment several years before their symptoms became obvious enough to prompt a diagnosis'.

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"The impairments were often subtle, but across a number of aspects of cognition," study author Nol Swaddiwudhipong, a junior doctor at the University of Cambridge, explained.

"This is a step towards us being able to screen people who are at greatest risk - for example, people over 50 or those who have high blood pressure or do not do enough exercise - and intervene at an earlier stage to help them reduce their risk."

Scientists have explained the early signs of dementia.
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Problem solving and number recall were two examples of the early signs of developing dementia, UK Biobank database data, used in the study, suggested.

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Senior author, Dr Tim Rittman, added: “People should not be unduly worried if, for example, they are not good at recalling numbers.

“Even some healthy individuals will naturally score better or worse than their peers.

“But we would encourage anyone who has any concerns or notices that their memory or recall is getting worse to speak to their GP.”

Featured Image Credit: AlzheimersResearch UK / Youtube

Topics: Health

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish has an MA in Multimedia Journalism and is passionate about delivering sarcastic/mildly amusing content. After studying business at undergrad, Anish realised that he’d much prefer getting paid to rant about a topic, rather than to find a solution to it. Apart from that, he loves the ‘Four F’s’, as he calls it - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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