A review on dementia: epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, types and management

Abstract

Dementia is a clinical syndrome that has difficulty in memory, language and behavior that leads to impairment in daily activities, majorly occurring in older ages.Diagnosis of dementia is difficultand much complicated, it isdifferentiated based on vascular,infectious and genetic causes..Management of dementiaincludes pharmacological, nonpharmacological treatments.. Even for today, a definitive diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of dementia are unclear.