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===Clinic===
===Clinic===
*Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms including progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affects a person's ability to function and carry out everyday activities.
*Dementia is a an Umbrella which contains Progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, if it negatively affects everyday functional abilities.
*Aside from memory impairment and a disruption in thought patterns, the most common symptoms include emotional problems, difficulties with language, and decreased motivation.
*Along with intellectual inabilities, the most common symptoms are
**Emotional problems
**Difficulties with language
**Decreased motivation.
*Consciousness is not affected
*Consciousness is not affected




===Causative subtypes===
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=== Related diseases ===
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*[[Alzheimer disease|Alzheimer's disease]] (60–70% of cases)
*[[Alzheimer disease|Alzheimer's disease]] (60–70% of cases)
*Vascular dementia (Stroke) (20% of cases)
*Vascular dementia (Stroke) (20% of cases)
*Huntington's disease
*Huntington's disease
*[[HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus|HIV]]
*[[HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus|HIV]]
*[[Prion|Prion diseases]] (CJD, NVCJD)
*[[Prion|Prion diseases]] ([[CJD, Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease|CJD]], [[NVCJD, New Variant Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease|NVCJD]])
*[[Frontotemporal lobar degeneration]]
*[[Frontotemporal lobar degeneration]]
**[[Dementia with Lewy bodies]]
**[[Dementia with Lewy bodies]]
**[[Parkinson's disease dementia]]
**[[Parkinson's disease dementia]]
 
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*[[Behcet disease|Behçet's disease]]
 
===Related diseses===
 
* Behçet's disease
* [[MS, Multiple Sclerosis|MS]]
* [[MS, Multiple Sclerosis|MS]]
* Sarcoidosis
* [[Sarcoidosis]]
* Sjögren's syndrome,
* [[Sjogren's syndrome|Sjögren's syndrome]]
* [[SLE, Systemic lupus erythematosus entities|SLE]]
* [[SLE, Systemic lupus erythematosus entities|SLE]]
* [[Celiac disease]]
* [[Celiac disease]]
* Non-celiac gluten sensitivity. A 2019 review found no association between celiac disease and dementia overall but a potential association with vascular dementia. A 2018 review found a link between celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity and cognitive impairment and that celiac disease may be associated with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.
* Non-celiac gluten sensitivity. A 2019 review found no association between celiac disease and dementia overall but a potential association with vascular dementia. A 2018 review found a link between celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity and cognitive impairment and that celiac disease may be associated with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.


Reversible dementia include:
* Reversible dementia include:
 
** [[Hypothyroidism]]
* Hypothyroidism
** Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency
* Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency
** [[LBB, Lyme Borreliosis Bacterium|Lyme disease]]
* [[LBB, Lyme Borreliosis Bacterium|Lyme disease]]
** [[Syphilis|Neurosyphilis]]
* Neurosyphilis
|[[Memory weakness]]
 
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=== Sign / Symptoms ===
=== Sign / Symptoms ===
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*Aggression (Verbal or physical)
*Aggression (Verbal or physical)
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*Depression
*[[Depression]]
*Psychotic Hallucinations / Delusions
*Psychotic [[Hallucination|Hallucinations]] / [[Delusion|Delusions]]
*Apathy
*Apathy
*Anxiety
*[[Anxiety]]
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*Memory loss
*[[Memory weakness remedies|Memory loss]]
*Visuospatial problems affecting  
*Visuospatial problems affecting  
**Perception  
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**Attention  
**Problem solving
**Problem solving
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=== Remedies in brief ===
=== Remedies in brief ===


* Anac: Manic – Depressed , Manic – Depressed, unsociable and Abusive
* [[Anac, Anacardium Orientale|'''Anac''']]: [[Mania remedies|Manic]], Depressed, Unsociable , [[Abusive remedies|Abusive]]
* [[Alum, Alumina|Alum]]: The most depressed, [[Depersonalization]] , Identity confusion DE realization, Submissive and Naïve
* [[Alum, Alumina|'''Alum''']]: The most depressed/ [[Depersonalization]]/ Identity confusion /DE realization, Submissive /Naïve
* [[Nux-m, Nux Moschata|Nux-m]]: The most confused (spatial), Sleepy + No thirst + Chilly + Thoughts vanish suddenly. He frequently use of wrong words. Comatose state
* [[Nux-m, Nux Moschata|'''Nux-m''']]: The most confused (Spatial), Sleepy + No thirst + Chilly + Thoughts vanish suddenly. Using of wrong words. Comatose state
* [[Bar-c, Barium Carbonicum|Bar-c]], [[Bar-m, Baryta Muriatica|Bar-m]]: The most Stupid / Childish + High blood pressure + Atherosclerosis
* [[Bar-c, Barium Carbonicum|'''Bar-c''']], [[Bar-m, Baryta Muriatica|'''Bar-m''']]: The most Stupid / Childish + High blood pressure + [[Atherosclerosis]] + Feel suffering
* [[Plb, Plumbum Metallicum|Plb]]: The most paranoid + Heaviness / Paralysis due to degenerative brain diseases
* [[Plb, Plumbum Metallicum|'''Plb''']]: The most [[Paranoid, Psychosis remedies|paranoid]] + Heaviness / Paralysis due to degenerative brain diseases
* [[Con, Conium Maculatum|Con]]: Impaired understanding of content + Apathy
* [[Con, Conium Maculatum|'''Con''']]: Impaired understanding of content + Apathy
* [[Hell, Helleborus Niger|Hell]]: Emotional and Neurological Apathy
* [[Hell, Helleborus Niger|'''Hell''']]: Emotional and Neurological Apathy
* [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]: The most restless esp Hand restlessness
* [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|'''Kali-br''']]: The most restless esp Hand restlessness
* [[Op, Opium|Op]]: Deep indifference and conflicting alternative situations
* [[Op, Opium|'''Op''']]: Deep indifference and conflicting alternative situations
* [[Crot-h, Crotalus horridus|Crot-h]]
* [[Crot-h, Crotalus horridus|'''Crot-h''']]: Mistakes in Calculating/ Speaking / Writing
* [[Cann-i, Cannabis Indica|Cann-i]]: He begins a sentence but cannot finish it. Misconception of time and space
* [[Cann-i, Cannabis Indica|'''Cann-i''']]: He cannot finish his sentences. Misconception of time and space
* [[Aur, Aurum Metallicum|'''Aur''']]: Severe acute Depression/ Hopelessness




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!Alum
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!Con
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!Hell
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!Kali-br
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=== Important rubrics ===
== Important rubrics ==
 
* Mind - ACCOUNTING, makes mistakes, in senile dementia, incipient stage
* Mind - ACCOUNTING, makes mistakes, in senile dementia, incipient stage
* MIND - MISTAKES; making
* MIND - MISTAKES; making
** MIND - MISTAKES; making - calculating, in''':''' Con, Crot-h, Plb
** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in
*** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - spelling, in: Crot-h, Lach, Nux-m
*** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - misplacing words: Alum, Con, Crot-h, Hyos, Kali-br, Lach, Nux-m
*** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using
** MIND - MISTAKES; making - writing, in
*** MIND - MISTAKES; making - writing, in - old people; in: Crot-h


=== Calculating mistakes ===
* MIND - MISTAKES; making - calculating, in''':''' Con, Crot-h, Plb


=== First class remedies ===
=== Speaking mistakes ===
==== [[Anac, Anacardium Orientale|Anac]] ====
* MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in
** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - spelling, in: Crot-h, Lach, Nux-m
** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - misplacing words: Alum, Con, Crot-h, Hyos, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]], Lach, Nux-m
** MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using
** Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - words while speaking, of, word hunting: [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]
** Mind - MEMORY, general, active - loss, of - aphasia, in : Cann-i , Hyper, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]


* It is one of the top remedies
=== Writing mistakes ===
* Marked forgetfulness: He suddenly forgets names, those around her, what she has seen
* MIND - MISTAKES; making - writing, in
* Anac is suitable to '''Manic – Depressed''' persons
* MIND - MISTAKES; making - writing, in - old people; in: Crot-h
* There is mental and physical lack of power.
* The memory progressively bad. There is brain fatigue.
* They are '''unsociable''', shows great irritability and anxiety, angry and depressed, jealous and suspicious.
* They have profound depression and '''Abusive'''


=== General rubrics ===
* Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in: Bar-c, Con, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]


* Mind - ABSENT-minded, preoccupied - old age, in: Am-c, Con, Lyc
* Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - names – own: [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]
* Mind - CONFUSION, mental - identity, as to his : ALUM, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]
* Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in Bar-c ,Con, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]]
* MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis
* MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis - talking, with foolish: bar-c, con, op, plb
* MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis - talking, with foolish - night: puls


==== [[Alum, Alumina|Alum]] ====
=== Etiology ===
* Alum is [[polycrest]] of dementia (Alum ₳ Nux-m)
*MIND - DEMENTIA - cares about business; from: lil-t
* Elderly people with marked forgetfulness. The memory is weak or completely lost.
*MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis - premature: Ambr, bufo<sub>,</sub> Lyc, med
* The person’s consciousness of reality and judgment is disturbed. He is confused as to personal identity.  
*MIND - DEMENTIA - sexual excesses; from: lil-t.
* Alternating moods
*MIND - DEMENTIA - syphilitics, of: aur-i, Kali-c, Kali-i, merc, nit-ac, sulph
* Absentminded, Mistakes in writing and speaking
*Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - sexual excesses, after: Calad, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]], [[Nat-p, Natrium Phosphoricum|Nat-p]], Ph-ac ,Sec Staph
* Alum is more depressed (Never laughs)
* Weakness / Laziness, (Sep, Ph-ac, Op), Paralysis / Slowness (Alum ₳ Hell), Heaviness (Alum ₳ Plb)
* Body self-awareness problems such as [[Depersonalization]] , Identity confusion DE realization
* Submissive and Naïve
* GI autonomic difficulties: [[Dysphagia]] & [[Constipation]]
* They aware of this slowness and they may gradually get fed up with themselves.
* He knows that he cannot do two things at the same time, and when he is asked to do so, he panics and haste leads to confusion and mistakes. Because his nerves and muscles are not able to speed things up.
* He is in a hurry but does his work slowly. It is as if the neuromuscular system is defying his brain
* Time passes slowly for him, that means he is in a hurry.
* His Face / Affect / Speech is blunted
* Impulsive behavior


<blockquote>'''Mind - IMPULSE, morbid :''' alum. anac. ''Arg-n.'' ars. caust. hep. iod. lach. lyc. merc</blockquote>




=== Accompanied by ===
* MIND - DEMENTIA - epileptics, of: acon, Bell, cimic, Cupr-act, cupr, Ferr-i,  laur, Oena, Sil, stram,  verat-v.
* MIND - DEMENTIA - masturbation, with: Agn, calc-p, canth, caust, nux-v, op, Ph-ac, phos, pic-ac, staph
* MIND - DEMENTIA - paretic: Acon, Aesc, agar, ars, bell,  cann-i, cimic, cupr,hyos,  ign, merc, Phos, Plb,  stram, verat-v, verat, zinc
* MIND - DEMENTIA - sadness, with: tarent
* MIND - DEMENTIA - weakness; with: pic-ac


==== [[Nux-m, Nux Moschata|Nux-m]] ====
* The second polycrest is Dementia (Very similar to Alum)
* Difficulty in reading and writing.
* The mind is confused and memory is impaired.
* Thoughts suddenly vanish while talking, reading, or writing. He frequently use of wrong words.
* Objects seem changes or grow larger.
* She is absent minded, shows drowsiness and indifferent behavior.
* Confusion is mostly centered around spatial situations. He gets lost even in well-known streets. (Glon ₳ Nux-m)


* Comatose state: He has many degrees of laziness of mind and soul.
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* [[Anac, Anacardium Orientale|Anac]] C200 every third day
* [[Hell, Helleborus Niger|Hell]] C30 BD
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* [[Aur, Aurum Metallicum|Aur]] C200 every third day
* [[KP, Tissue Salt Remedy|KP]] 6X BD
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* [[Hydr-ac, Hydrocyanicum Acidum|Hydr-ac]] C30 BD
* [[Acon , Aconitum Napellus|Acon]] 0 BD
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* Drowsiness +  Indifference, [[Narcolepsy]] (Nux-m ₳ Op)
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=== [[Anac, Anacardium Orientale|Anac]] ===
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* Impaired memory
* Marked forgetfulness:
** Names,
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** What she has seen
* Forgetfulness makes her low spirited.
* Marked Absent mindedness / Deficiency of ideas.
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*'''Manic – Depressed''' or profound [[Depression]]
* Progressive memory losing
* Brain fatigue: Mental and physical lack of power.
* '''Unsociable''', Great irritability / Anxiety/ Angry /'''Abusive'''
* Jealous / Suspicious.
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=== [[Bar-c, Barium Carbonicum|Bar-c]] ===


* [[Hysteria remedies|Hysteria]]
=== [[Bar-m, Baryta Muriatica|Bar-m]] ===
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* Progressing mental weakness.
* Forgetfulness while speaking
* The mind seems clouded.
* He forgets the words that he is about to speak.
* He is unable to recollect past events
* '''Dementia due to''' stroke.
* Disorientation (Alum, Nux-m)
* [[Bar-c, Barium Carbonicum|Bar-c]] / [[Bar-m, Baryta Muriatica|Bar-m]] is more shier than Alum. ([[Alum ₳ Bar-c]])
* Strangeness Feeling ([[Bar-c ₳ Nux-m]])
* Slow and lazy ([[Ambr, Ambra grisea|Ambr]], Hyos, [[Nux-m, Nux Moschata|Nux-m]], [[Op, Opium|Op]])
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* Passive / Shy patient
** Childish behavior. He is always Behind his caregiver / Under his umbrella.
** Lack of self-confidence/ Shyness / Constant need to be guided even in minor matters
** Extreme fear of exposure ([[Lyc , Lycopodium clavatum|Lyc]]): When entering a room, they enter cautiously.


==== [[Cann-i, Cannabis Indica|Cann-i]] ====
* [[Atherosclerosis]]+ [[Hypertension|High blood pressure]] esp Bar-m


* It is excellent for sudden loss of memory
* He always feel suffering ([[Caust, Causticum|Caust]])
* Absentminded, forgetful, cannot finish a sentence
* Fear of what is about to happen ([[Caust, Causticum|Caust]]) / Possible future problems ([[Ars, Arsenicum Album|Ars]])
* Sudden loss of speech, begins a sentence but cannot finish it.
* Full of ideas and imaginations
* Sudden loss of thoughts.  
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* Anxiety, anguish, better in open air
* '''<big>Difficulty in Communication</big>'''
* Misconception of time and space. The person feels that time passes too long, seconds seem ages, a few miles an immense distance .
* '''<big>Sudden loss of memory</big>'''
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* He forgets the last words spoken by him as well as what he is about to say.
* He begins to speak a sentence but suddenly loses the thread of conversation.
* While writing, he forgets what he intends to write.
* Foggy mind/ Inability to recall past events or
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* Absentminded: Sudden loss of Speech/ Thoughts,  
* He begins a sentence but cannot finish it.
* Inability to recall ideas even after exerting his mind  
* Anxiety/ Anguish, better in open air
* Misconception of time and space. Time passes too long, seconds seem ages, a few miles an immense distance.
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* <big>'''Severe mood changes'''</big>
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* Forgetting the names of friends and familiar people.
* He may not even remember his own name.
* Forgetfulness while writing, both the words and/ or their spelling.
* Forget the appropriate words, names, words, and places.
* During a conversation, the patient may forget what he was asked; and the question has to be repeated.
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* Severe mood changes: Happiness alternates with sadness.
* Marked irritability over small things.
* He is hurried and anxious cannot speak without weeping, tells it over and over again.
* Time passes too slowly
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* He forgets recent events but remembers past events that occurred at a young age.
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* Obstinate and moody.
* Dullness and anxiety, mostly in the mornings
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* Exhaustion on both mental and physical levels.
* He doesn’t recognize his surroundings
* He is not inclined to speak with others.
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* Anxiety / Depression / Gloomy
* Angry / Irritable  / Nervousness
* Brain-fag: He forgets every thing, Great loss of memory
* Marked exhaustion / [[Fatigue]]. Slightest task seems heavy.
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* '''<big>[[Polycrest]] of dementia</big>'''
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*Marked forgetfulness: Memory is weak or completely lost.
* His consciousness of reality and judgment is disturbed.
* Absentminded, Mistakes in writing and speaking
* Weakness / Laziness (Sep, Ph-ac, Op), Paralysis / Slowness ([[Alum ₳ Hell]]), Heaviness ([[Alum ₳ Plb]])
* His Nerves/ Muscles are not able to speed things up. He knows it and when he is asked to do so, he panics and haste leads to confusion and mistakes.
* They aware of this slowness and they may gradually get fed up with themselves.
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* Body self-awareness problems such as [[Depersonalization]], Identity confusion DE realization
*Submissive and Naïve
* GI [[Autonomic neuropathy|autonomic difficulties]]: [[Dysphagia]] & [[Constipation]]
* Time passes slowly for him, that means he is in a hurry.
* His Face / Affect / Speech is blunted
* Alternating moods/ Impulsive behavior
* Mind - IMPULSE, morbid''':''' alum. anac. ''Arg-n.'' ars. caust. hep. iod. lach. lyc. merc
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*Confusion (Similar to Cann-i) / Impaired memory. Difficulty in reading/ Writing.
* Thought vanishing, when he is Writing / Reading / Talking. It causes Using wrong words.
* Objects seem changes or grow larger.
* Absent-minded: Drowsiness and indifferent behavior
* Confusion esp in spatial situations. He gets lost even in well-known streets. ([[Glon ₳ Nux-m]])
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*Comatose state:
** He has many degrees of laziness of mind and soul.
** Drowsiness +  Indifference
** [[Narcolepsy]] ([[Nux-m ₳ Op]])


* Alzheimer’s disease with severe acute depression. There is hopelessness and grief.  
* [[Hysteria]]
* Disgust of life and thoughts of suicide.
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* [[Paranoid, Psychosis remedies|'''Paranoia''']]
* '''Agitation'''
* '''Neurological heaviness'''
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* Core theme: Cold + Weak + Heavy + Paralysis
* Dementia caused by degenerative brain diseases such as [[ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis remedies|ALS]], [[MS, Multiple Sclerosis|MS]] and [[Parkinson disease|Parkinson]].
* Progressive Physical / Cognitive weakness+ Depression
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* Repulsive and disgusting morals. ([[Ambr, Ambra grisea|Ambr]], [[Con, Conium Maculatum|Con]])
* Like Barims, he does not like to be alone.
* GI [[Autonomic neuropathy|autonomic difficulties]]: Insufficient Constipation: He even takes help from his hand to defecate. (Constipation + Dementia)
* Extreme weakness, Heaviness (Paralysis / Progressive atrophy / Trembling of paralyzed limbs+ Dementia)
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* '''Slow motion''' (Plb)
* '''Deep emotional problems'''
* '''Sexual suppression'''
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* Several problems that lead to progressive weakness and Alzheimer's disease
* Dementia due to
** Loss of Reputation/ Position / Wealth (Aur, [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]])
** [[Alcohol abuse remedies|Alcoholism]] ([[Anac, Anacardium Orientale|Anac]], [[Hyos, Hyoscyamus Niger|Hyos]], [[Kali-br , Kalium bromatum|Kali-br]])
** Failed Love ([[Nat-m, Natrium muriaticum|Nat-m]])
** Intense guilt feeling (Aur, Kali-br)
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* [[Old age|Premature aging]] (Dizziness in the elderly)
* Con is good follow well of [[Bar-c, Barium Carbonicum|Bar-c]] since both have [[Atherosclerosis]] ([[Bar-c ₳ Con]])
* [[Constipation]] (Con ₳ Plb)
* He is afraid of being alone, at the same time he avoids society (Kali-c, Lyc)
* Grumpy and easily suffering
* Having problems with superiors, fighting, resenting him, not tolerating opposition (Aur)
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* '''He moves his hands regularly'''
* '''He is constantly doing something with his hands'''
* '''Male impotence'''
* '''Demonization'''
* '''[[Aphasia]]'''
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*With the progress of dementia, Kali-br may not recognize his friends and relatives (Alum, Anac, Hyos, Op, Plb and barium salts).
* He even forgets his own name


CURCUMA LONGA Q- Curcuma longa is considered a specific remedy for Alzheimer’s disease. This action is due to the presence of curcumin in Curcuma longa.
* [[Aphasia]] (Word-hunting) + Dementia (Ph-ac)


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* Dementia due to
** Physical shock
** Emotional/ Love problems (Death of a friend)
** Loss of Position / Property / Reputation
** Religious crisis (Aur)
** Alcoholism ([[Anac, Anacardium Orientale|Anac]], [[Hyos, Hyoscyamus Niger|Hyos]], Con)
** Excessive sex


* Best for Alzheimer’s disease with severe loss of memory so the person finds difficulty in reading and writing.
* '''Male - IMPOTENCY, male - memory, with loss of'''
* He is very forgetful while writing, makes a lot of mistakes. When reading anything she rapidly changes the meaning omitting or adding things.
* Lack of concentration while reading or writing.
* She is very restless, cannot concentrate her thoughts or mind to read , wants to leave everything as soon as it is commenced.
* She is highly despondent, thinks her disease is incurable and recovery is impossible.


==== Kali-p ====
* Sudden or periodic dementia
* Mind - MEMORY, general, active - weakness, of - sudden and periodical
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*Reversal of cognitive abilities (Bar-c, Bar-m)
* A feeling of ill-will, Demonization (Hyos, Op have milder degrees of this condition.)
* Feeling of being chased (similar to Anac, Hyos, Plb)
* Insomnia has overtaken him
* Extremely sensitive to pain (Opposite to Op)
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* '''[[Osteoporesis]] + dementia'''
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=== [[Sel , Selenium metallicum|Sel]] ===
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*Premature aging (Lyc ₳ Sel, Con ₳ Sel) and premature [[Impotency|impotence]] (Lyc, Kali-br)


* He is person have weak nervous system and brain
* Fear of people and inability to continue working
* Best for Alzheimer’s disease with anxiety and nervousness and depression
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* Brain-fag: He forgets every thing, great loss of memory
* Weakness caused by heat is a specific characteristic of this remedy.
* He is depressed, gloomy, angry and irritable.
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* There is marked exhaustion and fatigue. Slightest task seems a heavy task.
|'''Suicidal disposition'''
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=== [[Aur, Aurum Metallicum|Aur]] ===
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*Alzheimer’s disease with severe acute '''depression'''. '''Hopelessness''' + Grief.
* Disgust of life and thoughts of suicide.
|He talks of committing suicide, but great fear of death.
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=== [[Lac-c, Lac Caninum|Lac-c]] ===
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*Severe loss of memory. Difficulty / Mistakes in Reading / Writing.
* Very restless, Cannot concentrate to read. Wants to leave everything as soon as it is commenced.
|Highly despondent, thinks her disease is incurable and recovery is impossible.
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=== [[Nux-v , Nux Vomica|Nux-v]] ===
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*Extremely sensitive to the words and actions of others
* He is always seeking others attention.
* Extreme irritation, vindictive and quarrelsome
* Suicidal tendency, But does not have the courage to perform the act.
* Inclined towards killing his friends
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==== Med ====


* It is one of the best remedies for Alzhemer’s diseases with severe weakness of memory.
* He loses the thread of conversation, forgets names, words, and places.
* He forgets his own name, names of his close friends and family members.
* He is hurried and anxious cannot speak without weeping, tells it over and over again.
* He feels that time passes too slowly


==== Nux-v: ====


* Extremely sensitive to the words and actions of others and is always seeking attention. Extreme irritation, vindictive and quarrelsome 
== Second class remedies ==
* Suicidal tendency  and he also is inclined towards killing friends.
=== [[Merc, Mercurius Solubilis|Merc]] ===
* Although suicidal, the patient does not have the courage to perform the act.
* He lost all sense of decency.  
 
* He become Dirty and develop a groveling mentality.
==== Merc ====
 
* He lost all sense of decency. They become Dirty and develop a groveling mentality.  
* Memory weakens to a great extent and the patient has problems with vision
* Memory weakens to a great extent and the patient has problems with vision
* Unpleasant breath odour and a heavily coated tongue.
* Unpleasant breath odor and a heavily coated tongue.


==== Ignatia ====


* Extreme sensitivity of the mind, which further leads to depression and grief. This may occur due to failure in love relationships.
=== [[Ign, Ignatia Amara|Ign]] ===
* Extreme sensitivity of the mind
* Depression/ Grief due to failure in love relationships.


==== Calc ====


* In cases of dementia where the brain and other organs do not develop properly. The patient becomes forgetful and very slow in learning something.
=== [[Calc-c, Calcerea carbonica|Calc]] ===
* In cases of dementia where the brain and other organs do not develop properly.  
* Forgetful and very slow in learning something.


==== Lyc ====


* They experience great depression, become despondent and constantly worry about themselves and their activities.  
=== [[Lyc , Lycopodium clavatum|Lyc]] ===
* They become fearful, irritable and angry.  
* They experience great depression, become despondent  
* Constipation is also observed in such cases.
* Constantly worry about themselves and their activities.
* They become fearful, irritable and angry.
* [[Constipation]]


==== Staph ====


* Sleeplessness.
=== [[Staph, Staphysagria|Staph]] ===
* Sleeplessness
* They becomes cowardly and is full of shamefulness, disgust, humiliation and shyness
* They becomes cowardly and is full of shamefulness, disgust, humiliation and shyness
* He would rather be alone than have company.
* He would rather be alone than have company.


==== Cham ====


=== [[Cham, Chamomilla|Cham]] ===
* Dementia with acute sensitiveness.  
* Dementia with acute sensitiveness.  
* Irritation and peevishness are common, and the patient tends to get angry very easily.
* Irritation and peevishness are common, and the patient tends to get angry very easily.




==== Bar-c ====
=== [[Ambr, Ambra grisea|Ambr]] ===
 
* Passive patient, slow and lazy (Ambr, Hyos, Nux-m, Op)
 
<blockquote>'''Mind - SLOWNESS, mental - elderly people, of'''  CALC , CON</blockquote><blockquote>'''Mind - IMBECILITY – senile'''  CON</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - TIME, perception, loss of - slowly, moves too : CANN-I , CANN-S , GLON , LYC</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - SPEECH, general - slow</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - SLOWNESS, mental</blockquote>
 
* Bar-c and Bar-m are more shier than Alum. (Alum ₳ Bar-c)
 
* Disorientation (Alum, Nux-m)
* Strangeness Feeling (Bar-c ₳ Nux-m)
 
* Arteriosclerosis + High blood pressure esp Bar-m
 
* He always feel suffering (Caust)
* Fear of what is about to happen (Caust) / Possible future problems (Ars)
* He is full of ideas and imaginations
* Childish behavior. He is always behind his caregiver and under his umbrella.
* Lack of self-confidence and shyness / Constant need to be guided even in minor matters
* Extreme fear of exposure (Lyc): When entering a room, they enter cautiously.
 
 
 
==== Plb ====
 
* Paranoia : Plb has disgusting, repulsive and disgusting morals. (Ambr, Con)
* Delusion that everyone around him might be a murderer or that he will be caught soon.
* Core theme of plb is Cold + Weak + Heavy + Paralysis
* Dementia caused by degenerative brain diseases such as ALS, MS and [[Parkinson Disease remedies|Parkinson]].
* Along with progressive weakness, his mood also moves towards depression and cognitive problems.
* His growing confusion causes him to be mistaken about his identity. (Alum, Kali-br)
* This condition is more severe compared to the two mentioned drugs. so that he even thinks he is someone else.
* Like Barims, he does not like to be alone.
* Stasis in intestines: Insufficient Constipation: He even takes help from his hand to defecate. The patient will feel better after discharge.
* Extreme weakness,  even not respond properly to his well-chosen remedy
* Exclusive accompaniments:
** Paralysis + Dementia
** Constipation + Dementia
** Agitation + Dementia
** Trembling of paralyzed limbs + dementia
** Progressive atrophy + Dementia
 
 
 
==== Con ====
 
* Reading / Comprehension problems
 
<blockquote>Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in Bar-c.mp1 Con. Kali-br.</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - ABSENT-minded, preoccupied - old age, in: am-c.mp1 Con.mp1 Lyc.mp1</blockquote>
 
* Indifference (Hell): as if the volume has been turned down.
* Several problems that lead to progressive weakness and Alzheimer's disease
* Premature aging
 
<blockquote>Constitutions - OLD age, premature : SEL</blockquote><blockquote>Face - EXPRESSION, facial - old looking</blockquote><blockquote>Constitutions - REACTION, lack of - old age, in con.mp1</blockquote>
 
* Con is good remedy after Bar-c since both have Arteriosclerosis (Bar-c ₳ Con)
 
* Con caused by deep emotional problems or cessation of sexual activity
 
* Con likes to sit like Plb. The movements of both drugs are slowed down.
 
* Constipation is important in Con and Plb.
* Starting point of Dementia
** Loss of reputation/position and wealth is the cause (Aur, Kali-br)
** Alcoholism (Anac, Hyos)
** Love Failed (Nat-m)
** Intense guilt (Aur, Kali-br)
* Dizziness in the elderly
 
<blockquote>Vertigo - ELDERLY people, in : AMBR</blockquote>
 
* Grumpy and easily suffering, having problems with superiors, fighting, resenting him, not tolerating opposition (Aur)
* He is afraid of being alone, at the same time he avoids society (Kali-c, Lyc)
 
 
 
==== Kali-br ====
* Reversal of cognitive abilities (Bar-c, Bar-m)
* A feeling of ill-will, ominousness, or demonization (Hyos, Op have milder degrees of this condition.)
* Feeling of being chased (similar to Anac, Hyos, Plb)
* Insomnia has overtaken him
* Extremely sensitive to pain. (unlike Op, which is resistant to pain)
* With the progress of dementia, Kali-br may not recognize his friends and relatives (Alum, Anac, Hyos, Op, Plb and barium salts).
* He even forgets his own name
 
<blockquote>Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - names – own</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - CONFUSION, mental - identity, as to his : ALUM</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in ''Bar-c ,Con''</blockquote>
 
* Aphasia (Word-hunting) + Dementia (Ph-ac)
 
<blockquote>Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - words while speaking, of, word hunting</blockquote><blockquote>Mind - MEMORY, general, active - loss, of - aphasia, in : cann-i , Hyper</blockquote>
 
* Dementia starting point
** A physical shock
** Emotional/ Love problems (Death of a friend)
** Loss of position or property or reputation
** Kali-br can be the result of a religious crisis (Aur)
** Alcoholism (Anac)
** Excessive sex
 
<blockquote>Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - sexual excesses, after: Calad, Nat-p, Ph-ac ,Sec Staph</blockquote>
 
* Male impotence + dementia
 
<blockquote>'''Male - IMPOTENCY, male - memory, with loss of''' </blockquote>
 
* Sudden or periodic dementia
 
<blockquote>Mind - MEMORY, general, active - weakness, of - sudden and periodical</blockquote>
 
* Key point: He moves his hands regularly and is constantly doing something with his hands
 
 
 
=== Second class remedies ===
 
* Osteoporosis + dementia
 
* Dementia + premature aging (Lyc ₳ Sel, Con ₳ Sel) and premature impotence (Lyc, Kali-br)
 
* Fear of people and inability to continue working
* Weakness caused by heat is a specific characteristic of this remedy.
 
 
 
==== Ambr ====
 
* Ambr, like Con, has lost its natural reactions.
* Ambr, like Con, has lost its natural reactions.


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* Disgusted: Can't stand people,
* Disgusted: Can't stand people,
* He focused on his guts. Like Alum and Nux-m, he has a lot of stress during defecation.
* He focused on his guts. He feels bad during defecation.
 
* Like Alum and Nux-m, he has a lot of stress during defecation.  
* He feels bad during defecation.
* Ineffectual desire to defecate causes anxiety.
* Ineffectual desire to defecate causes anxiety.






==== Crot-h ====
=== [[Crot-h, Crotalus horridus|Crot-h]] ===
 
* Crot-h is a restless remedy
* Crot-h is a restless remedy
* Like Hyos, he has suspicions. (Crot-h ₳ Hyos)
* Suspicions ([[Hyos, Hyoscyamus Niger|Hyos]]), (Crot-h ₳ Hyos)
* His mind is too busy with dying
* His mind is too busy with dying
* His talkativeness and tendency to run away have made him more like Hyos.
* Talkativeness and tendency to run away ([[Hyos, Hyoscyamus Niger|Hyos]])
* His sleep disorder and incoherent speech are signs of moving towards insanity.
* Sleep disorder/ Incoherent speech are signs of moving towards insanity.
* They may be inclined to gather or refuse to see some of their family members.
* They may be inclined to gather or refuse to see some of their family members.
=== Curcuma longa ===

Latest revision as of 14:49, 17 January 2024

Clinic

  • Dementia is a an Umbrella which contains Progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, if it negatively affects everyday functional abilities.
  • Along with intellectual inabilities, the most common symptoms are
    • Emotional problems
    • Difficulties with language
    • Decreased motivation.
  • Consciousness is not affected


Causative subtypes

Related diseases

Related entities
  • Behçet's disease
  • MS
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • SLE
  • Celiac disease
  • Non-celiac gluten sensitivity. A 2019 review found no association between celiac disease and dementia overall but a potential association with vascular dementia. A 2018 review found a link between celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity and cognitive impairment and that celiac disease may be associated with Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia.
 Memory weakness

Sign / Symptoms

Behavioral symptoms Psychological symptoms Cognitive symptoms
  • Agitation
  • Restlessness
  • Inappropriate behavior
  • Sexual disinhibition
  • Aggression (Verbal or physical)
  • Memory loss
  • Visuospatial problems affecting
    • Perception
    • Orientation
    • Language
    • Attention
    • Problem solving


Remedies in brief

  • Anac: Manic, Depressed, Unsociable , Abusive
  • Alum: The most depressed/ Depersonalization/ Identity confusion /DE realization, Submissive /Naïve
  • Nux-m: The most confused (Spatial), Sleepy + No thirst + Chilly + Thoughts vanish suddenly. Using of wrong words. Comatose state
  • Bar-c, Bar-m: The most Stupid / Childish + High blood pressure + Atherosclerosis + Feel suffering
  • Plb: The most paranoid + Heaviness / Paralysis due to degenerative brain diseases
  • Con: Impaired understanding of content + Apathy
  • Hell: Emotional and Neurological Apathy
  • Kali-br: The most restless esp Hand restlessness
  • Op: Deep indifference and conflicting alternative situations
  • Crot-h: Mistakes in Calculating/ Speaking / Writing
  • Cann-i: He cannot finish his sentences. Misconception of time and space
  • Aur: Severe acute Depression/ Hopelessness


Key points

 Alum Ambr Anac Bar-c

Bar-m

Con Hell Hyos Kali-br Nux-m Op Plb
Top remedies +++ +++ +
Alone desire / Company aversion +++ +++
Apathy / Paralysis / Slowness + +++ +++ ++
Company desire +++ +++
Constipation +++ +++
Disgusting +++ +++ +++
Disorientation +++ +++ +++
Guilty sensation +++ +++
Identity Confusion +++ +++ +++
Knowing anyone +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++
Nausea +++ +++ +++
Strange seems +++ +++ +++
Timid + +++
Depersonalization / DE realization +++
Suffereing +++
Atheriosclerosis/ High blood pressure +++ +
Aphasia +++
Male impotence +++

Important rubrics

  • Mind - ACCOUNTING, makes mistakes, in senile dementia, incipient stage
  • MIND - MISTAKES; making

Calculating mistakes

  • MIND - MISTAKES; making - calculating, in: Con, Crot-h, Plb

Speaking mistakes

  • MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in
    • MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - spelling, in: Crot-h, Lach, Nux-m
    • MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - misplacing words: Alum, Con, Crot-h, Hyos, Kali-br, Lach, Nux-m
    • MIND - MISTAKES; making - speaking, in - words - wrong words; using
    • Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - words while speaking, of, word hunting: Kali-br
    • Mind - MEMORY, general, active - loss, of - aphasia, in : Cann-i , Hyper, Kali-br

Writing mistakes

  • MIND - MISTAKES; making - writing, in
  • MIND - MISTAKES; making - writing, in - old people; in: Crot-h

General rubrics

  • Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in: Bar-c, Con, Kali-br
  • Mind - ABSENT-minded, preoccupied - old age, in: Am-c, Con, Lyc
  • Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - names – own: Kali-br
  • Mind - CONFUSION, mental - identity, as to his : ALUM, Kali-br
  • Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in Bar-c ,Con, Kali-br
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis - talking, with foolish: bar-c, con, op, plb
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis - talking, with foolish - night: puls

Etiology

  • MIND - DEMENTIA - cares about business; from: lil-t
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - senilis - premature: Ambr, bufo, Lyc, med
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - sexual excesses; from: lil-t.
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - syphilitics, of: aur-i, Kali-c, Kali-i, merc, nit-ac, sulph
  • Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - sexual excesses, after: Calad, Kali-br, Nat-p, Ph-ac ,Sec Staph


Accompanied by

  • MIND - DEMENTIA - epileptics, of: acon, Bell, cimic, Cupr-act, cupr, Ferr-i, laur, Oena, Sil, stram, verat-v.
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - masturbation, with: Agn, calc-p, canth, caust, nux-v, op, Ph-ac, phos, pic-ac, staph
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - paretic: Acon, Aesc, agar, ars, bell, cann-i, cimic, cupr,hyos, ign, merc, Phos, Plb, stram, verat-v, verat, zinc
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - sadness, with: tarent
  • MIND - DEMENTIA - weakness; with: pic-ac


Banerji protocols

First line
Second line
  • Aur C200 every third day
  • KP 6X BD
Third line

Remedies

Other characteristics
Top remedy

Anac
  • Impaired memory
  • Marked forgetfulness:
    • Names,
    • Those around her
    • What she has seen
  • Forgetfulness makes her low spirited.
  • Marked Absent mindedness / Deficiency of ideas.
  • Manic – Depressed or profound Depression
  • Progressive memory losing
  • Brain fatigue: Mental and physical lack of power.
  • Unsociable, Great irritability / Anxiety/ Angry /Abusive
  • Jealous / Suspicious.
Senile Dementia

Bar-c

Bar-m
  • Progressing mental weakness.
  • Forgetfulness while speaking
  • The mind seems clouded.
  • He forgets the words that he is about to speak.
  • He is unable to recollect past events
  • Dementia due to stroke.
  • Disorientation (Alum, Nux-m)
  • Bar-c / Bar-m is more shier than Alum. (Alum ₳ Bar-c)
  • Strangeness Feeling (Bar-c ₳ Nux-m)
  • Slow and lazy (Ambr, Hyos, Nux-m, Op)
  • Passive / Shy patient
    • Childish behavior. He is always Behind his caregiver / Under his umbrella.
    • Lack of self-confidence/ Shyness / Constant need to be guided even in minor matters
    • Extreme fear of exposure (Lyc): When entering a room, they enter cautiously.
  • He always feel suffering (Caust)
  • Fear of what is about to happen (Caust) / Possible future problems (Ars)
  • Full of ideas and imaginations
  • Difficulty in Communication
  • Sudden loss of memory

Cann-i
  • Extremely forgetful while communicating.
  • He forgets the last words spoken by him as well as what he is about to say.
  • He begins to speak a sentence but suddenly loses the thread of conversation.
  • While writing, he forgets what he intends to write.
  • Foggy mind/ Inability to recall past events or
  • Difficulty in focusing
  • Absentminded: Sudden loss of Speech/ Thoughts,
  • He begins a sentence but cannot finish it.
  • Inability to recall ideas even after exerting his mind
  • Anxiety/ Anguish, better in open air
  • Misconception of time and space. Time passes too long, seconds seem ages, a few miles an immense distance.
  • Forgets Names /Words
  • Severe mood changes

Med
  • Forgetting the names of friends and familiar people.
  • He may not even remember his own name.
  • Forgetfulness while writing, both the words and/ or their spelling.
  • Forget the appropriate words, names, words, and places.
  • During a conversation, the patient may forget what he was asked; and the question has to be repeated.
  • Severe mood changes: Happiness alternates with sadness.
  • Marked irritability over small things.
  • He is hurried and anxious cannot speak without weeping, tells it over and over again.
  • Time passes too slowly
Indifference

Graph
  • He forgets recent events but remembers past events that occurred at a young age.
  • Obstinate and moody.
  • Dullness and anxiety, mostly in the mornings
Prostration (Mental & Physical)

Kali-p
  • Exhaustion on both mental and physical levels.
  • He doesn’t recognize his surroundings
  • He is not inclined to speak with others.
  • Anxiety / Depression / Gloomy
  • Angry / Irritable / Nervousness
  • Brain-fag: He forgets every thing, Great loss of memory
  • Marked exhaustion / Fatigue. Slightest task seems heavy.

Other Remedies

  • Polycrest of dementia
  • Alum is Slow/ Depressed (Never laughs) and Nux-m is hysteric

Alum
  • Marked forgetfulness: Memory is weak or completely lost.
  • His consciousness of reality and judgment is disturbed.
  • Absentminded, Mistakes in writing and speaking
  • Weakness / Laziness (Sep, Ph-ac, Op), Paralysis / Slowness (Alum ₳ Hell), Heaviness (Alum ₳ Plb)
  • His Nerves/ Muscles are not able to speed things up. He knows it and when he is asked to do so, he panics and haste leads to confusion and mistakes.
  • They aware of this slowness and they may gradually get fed up with themselves.
  • He is in hurry but does his job slowly, as if the neuromuscular system is defying his brain
  • Body self-awareness problems such as Depersonalization, Identity confusion DE realization
  • Submissive and Naïve
  • GI autonomic difficulties: Dysphagia & Constipation
  • Time passes slowly for him, that means he is in a hurry.
  • His Face / Affect / Speech is blunted
  • Alternating moods/ Impulsive behavior
  • Mind - IMPULSE, morbid: alum. anac. Arg-n. ars. caust. hep. iod. lach. lyc. merc

Nux-m
  • Confusion (Similar to Cann-i) / Impaired memory. Difficulty in reading/ Writing.
  • Thought vanishing, when he is Writing / Reading / Talking. It causes Using wrong words.
  • Objects seem changes or grow larger.
  • Absent-minded: Drowsiness and indifferent behavior
  • Confusion esp in spatial situations. He gets lost even in well-known streets. (Glon ₳ Nux-m)
  • Comatose state:
  • Paranoia
  • Agitation
  • Neurological heaviness

Plb
  • Agitation + Dementia: Delusion that everyone around him might be a murderer or that he will be caught soon.
  • Core theme: Cold + Weak + Heavy + Paralysis
  • Dementia caused by degenerative brain diseases such as ALS, MS and Parkinson.
  • Progressive Physical / Cognitive weakness+ Depression
  • Progressive confusion ends in mistaking about his identity. (Alum, Kali-br)
  • Repulsive and disgusting morals. (Ambr, Con)
  • Like Barims, he does not like to be alone.
  • GI autonomic difficulties: Insufficient Constipation: He even takes help from his hand to defecate. (Constipation + Dementia)
  • Extreme weakness, Heaviness (Paralysis / Progressive atrophy / Trembling of paralyzed limbs+ Dementia)
  • Indifference (Hell)
  • Slow motion (Plb)
  • Deep emotional problems
  • Sexual suppression

Con
  • Reading / Comprehension problems
  • Several problems that lead to progressive weakness and Alzheimer's disease
  • Dementia due to
  • Premature aging (Dizziness in the elderly)
  • Con is good follow well of Bar-c since both have Atherosclerosis (Bar-c ₳ Con)
  • Constipation (Con ₳ Plb)
  • He is afraid of being alone, at the same time he avoids society (Kali-c, Lyc)
  • Grumpy and easily suffering
  • Having problems with superiors, fighting, resenting him, not tolerating opposition (Aur)
  • He moves his hands regularly
  • He is constantly doing something with his hands
  • Male impotence
  • Demonization
  • Aphasia

Kali-br
  • With the progress of dementia, Kali-br may not recognize his friends and relatives (Alum, Anac, Hyos, Op, Plb and barium salts).
  • He even forgets his own name
  • Aphasia (Word-hunting) + Dementia (Ph-ac)
  • Dementia due to
    • Physical shock
    • Emotional/ Love problems (Death of a friend)
    • Loss of Position / Property / Reputation
    • Religious crisis (Aur)
    • Alcoholism (Anac, Hyos, Con)
    • Excessive sex
  • Male - IMPOTENCY, male - memory, with loss of
  • Sudden or periodic dementia
  • Mind - MEMORY, general, active - weakness, of - sudden and periodical
  • Reversal of cognitive abilities (Bar-c, Bar-m)
  • A feeling of ill-will, Demonization (Hyos, Op have milder degrees of this condition.)
  • Feeling of being chased (similar to Anac, Hyos, Plb)
  • Insomnia has overtaken him
  • Extremely sensitive to pain (Opposite to Op)

Sel
  • Premature aging (Lyc ₳ Sel, Con ₳ Sel) and premature impotence (Lyc, Kali-br)
  • Fear of people and inability to continue working
  • Weakness caused by heat is a specific characteristic of this remedy.
Suicidal disposition

Aur
  • Alzheimer’s disease with severe acute depression. Hopelessness + Grief.
  • Disgust of life and thoughts of suicide.
 He talks of committing suicide, but great fear of death.

Lac-c
  • Severe loss of memory. Difficulty / Mistakes in Reading / Writing.
  • Very restless, Cannot concentrate to read. Wants to leave everything as soon as it is commenced.
 Highly despondent, thinks her disease is incurable and recovery is impossible.

Nux-v
  • Extremely sensitive to the words and actions of others
  • He is always seeking others attention.
  • Extreme irritation, vindictive and quarrelsome
  • Suicidal tendency, But does not have the courage to perform the act.
  • Inclined towards killing his friends



Second class remedies

Merc

  • He lost all sense of decency.
  • He become Dirty and develop a groveling mentality.
  • Memory weakens to a great extent and the patient has problems with vision
  • Unpleasant breath odor and a heavily coated tongue.


Ign

  • Extreme sensitivity of the mind
  • Depression/ Grief due to failure in love relationships.


Calc

  • In cases of dementia where the brain and other organs do not develop properly.
  • Forgetful and very slow in learning something.


Lyc

  • They experience great depression, become despondent
  • Constantly worry about themselves and their activities.
  • They become fearful, irritable and angry.
  • Constipation


Staph

  • Sleeplessness
  • They becomes cowardly and is full of shamefulness, disgust, humiliation and shyness
  • He would rather be alone than have company.


Cham

  • Dementia with acute sensitiveness.
  • Irritation and peevishness are common, and the patient tends to get angry very easily.


Ambr

  • Ambr, like Con, has lost its natural reactions.
  • He is shy to the point of suspicion.
  • He thinks a lot about the bitter memories of the past (Nat-m)
  • Disgusted: Can't stand people,
  • He focused on his guts. He feels bad during defecation.
  • Like Alum and Nux-m, he has a lot of stress during defecation.
  • Ineffectual desire to defecate causes anxiety.


Crot-h

  • Crot-h is a restless remedy
  • Suspicions (Hyos), (Crot-h ₳ Hyos)
  • His mind is too busy with dying
  • Talkativeness and tendency to run away (Hyos)
  • Sleep disorder/ Incoherent speech are signs of moving towards insanity.
  • They may be inclined to gather or refuse to see some of their family members.

Curcuma longa

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