Dementia

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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 diseses

  • 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.


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 +++
Arteriosclerosis/ High blood pressure +++ +
Aphasia +++
Male impotence +++

Important rubrics

  • Mind - ACCOUNTING, makes mistakes, in senile dementia, incipient stage
  • 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
  • Mind - CONFUSION, mental - old age, in: Bar-c, Con, Kali-br
  • Mind - ABSENT-minded, preoccupied - old age, in: Am-c, Con, Lyc
  • Constitutions - OLD age, premature: Con, SEL
  • Constitutions - REACTION, lack of - old age, in con
  • Vertigo - ELDERLY people, in: AMBR, Con
  • 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 - 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
  • Mind - MEMORY, general, active - forgetful - sexual excesses, after: Calad, Kali-br, Nat-p, Ph-ac ,Sec Staph

First class remedies

Anac

  • Top Dementia remedy
  • Marked forgetfulness: Names, Those around her, What she has seen
  • Manic – Depressed or profound Depression
  • Progressive memory losing
  • Brain fatigue: Mental and physical lack of power.
  • They are unsociable, Great irritability / Anxiety/ Angry /Abusive
  • Jealous and suspicious.


Alum

  • Polycrest of dementia (Alum ₳ Nux-m) esp in depressed ones (Never laughs)
  • Marked forgetfulness: Memory is weak or completely lost.
  • The person’s consciousness of reality and judgment is disturbed. Absentminded, Mistakes in writing and speaking
  • Body self-awareness problems such as Depersonalization, Identity confusion DE realization
  • Weakness / Laziness (Sep, Ph-ac, Op), Paralysis / Slowness (Alum ₳ Hell), Heaviness (Alum ₳ Plb)
    • Because his nerves and muscles are not able to speed things up.
    • 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.
    • He is in hurry but does his job slowly, as if the neuromuscular system is defying his brain
  • 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

  • Second polycrest of Dementia (Very similar to Alum)
  • 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:


Cann-i

  • Excellent for sudden loss of memory
    • Absentminded: Sudden loss of speech, begins a sentence but cannot finish it.
    • Sudden loss of thoughts.
    • Inability to recall ideas even after exerting the mind to do so
  • Anxiety, anguish, better in open air
  • Misconception of time and space. Time passes too long, seconds seem ages, a few miles an immense distance.


Bar-c

  • Passive 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.
  • Slow and lazy (Ambr, Hyos, Nux-m, Op)
  • He always feel suffering (Caust)
  • Fear of what is about to happen (Caust) / Possible future problems (Ars)
  • Full of ideas and imaginations


Plb

  • Paranoia: Repulsive and disgusting morals. (Ambr, Con)
  • 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.
  • Along with progressive weakness, his mood also moves towards depression and cognitive problems.
  • Progressive confusion ends in mistaking about his identity. (Alum, Kali-br)
  • 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)


Con

  • Reading / Comprehension problems
  • Indifference (Hell)/ Slow motion (Plb)
  • Several problems that lead to progressive weakness and Alzheimer's disease
  • Premature aging
  • Con is good follow well of Bar-c since both have Arteriosclerosis (Bar-c ₳ Con)
  • Con caused by Deep emotional problems or Sexual suppression
  • Constipation (Con ₳ Plb)
  • Dementia due to
    • Loss of Reputation/ Position / Wealth (Aur, Kali-br)
    • Alcoholism (Anac, Hyos, Kali-br)
    • Failed Love (Nat-m)
    • Intense guilt feeling (Aur, Kali-br)
  • Dizziness in the elderly
  • 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, 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)
  • 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 impotence + dementia

Male - IMPOTENCY, male - memory, with loss of

  • Sudden or periodic dementia

Mind - MEMORY, general, active - weakness, of - sudden and periodical

  • Key point: He moves his hands regularly and is constantly doing something with his hands


Second class remedies

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.


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.


Kali-p

  • Anxiety / Depression / Gloomy
  • Angry / Irritable / Nervousness
  • Brain-fag: He forgets every thing, Great loss of memory
  • Marked exhaustion / Fatigue. Slightest task seems heavy.


Med

  • 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 / Family members.
  • He is hurried and anxious cannot speak without weeping, tells it over and over again.
  • Time passes too slowly

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


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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