Memory disorders and sleep disorders
Symptoms of memory disorder
Symptoms of sleep disorders
Difficult falling or staying asleep
Daytime fatigue
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Falling asleep during the day
Skin looks thinner, paler and clear
Aphasia, agnosia and apraxia
Disruptions in memory, logical thinking and functional capacity
cognitive symptoms often continuously deteriorate
Treatment of sleep disorders
Causes of memory disorders
brain disorder or functional state
Hereditary
Aging
substance abuse and alcohol usage
Untreated infections or metabolic disease
Protein accumulations inside and outside cells are typical for degenerative memory disease
Good collection of information about the disorder
Medications
Patients own assessment of the quality and duration of sleep
consultation in a specialized health care
Causes of sleep disorders
Excessive watching of TV or using computer in the evenings
Excessive eating in the evening or heavy physical activity
State of overactivity
psychiatric disorders
Medical issues eg asthma
Too much light in the room
Keeping a diary of the pattern of the sleep
Know the patient's life situation
Earlier illnesses and medications to be clarified
Treatment of memory disorder
There is no curative treatment for memory disorders
Acetylcholinestarase inhibitors like donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine can be used to treat mild and moderate forms of Alzheimer’s disease
Patients suffering from memory disorders should be provided with a safe environment and shielded from burdening factors and other changes that could negatively affect their condition
Moving to institutional care should be considered if risk factors that cannot be helped by even frequent assistance exist.