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Tag: dementia
Aromatherapy for Dementia patients
Aromatherapy, an ancient practice, involves using fragrant essential oils derived from plants, flowers, herbs, and trees to enhance both mental and physical well-being. This approach works by stimulating olfactory receptors—cells responsible for detecting smells—which, in turn, activate areas of the brain associated with emotional and physical health. Different oils are believed to offer specific benefits.…
Overview of Huntington’s Disease (HD)
A progressive, inherited neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant, inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor dysfunction, cognitive decline, and psychiatric symptoms. It results from a pathogenic CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion in the HTT gene on chromosome 4, which encodes the huntingtin protein. The disorder is fully penetrant with ≥40 CAG repeats; reduced…
Lewy Body Dementia
What is Lewy body dementia? Lewy body dementia is a neurodegenerative condition with some features common with Alzheimer\’s disease and Parkinson\’s disease. In fact, 40% of the Alzheimer\’s patients have Lewy bodies in their brain and almost all advanced Lewy body dementia patients show features of parkinsonism.  Lewy bodies are eosinophilic (alpha-synuclein) intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies.…