Dementia, what’s that?

A sickness of the brain

Different types:

Alzheimer’s Disease•Vascular Dementia•Alcohol Related Dementia•Other•

Can affect anyone

People will get sicker over time

What causes dementia?

Being olderHead injuryHigh blood pressure

Bad habits like:smoking•drinking too much•no exercise•unhealthy food•

What does dementia do to you?Makes you:

Forget things Names, places, people •Repeat things•

Lose knowledge of culture

Act strangelybe upset or angry•say and do wrong things•