Early onset dementia?

My sister is 33 years old she was born with brain damage caused by lack of oxygen to her brain through her been strangulated by the umbilical cord. At a recent assesment she has been pre-diagnosed pending ct scan results with early onset dementia, i'm confused can anyone please explain. This is a serious question and would ask for serious answers only please if your looking to score points choose another question to score with or you will be reported. Thankyou.

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First of all dementia is a chronic disease that gets worse not better. It's usually seen in eldery adults as the brain atrophies. Since you sis isn't elderly that's why they are calling it early onset dementia. If I were you I'd research dementia and there are interventions that can be done to keep your sister feeling safe and calm. Keep a night light on, keep her oriented to place and time, and most imporantly safety proof the house. No, loose rugs, illuminate stairways, halls, etc. . . Good luck.

she didnt get enough oxygen to the brain and now nerves and cells are damaged
it could slowly happen or over many years
hopefully it wont get any worse

You need to talk to her doctor to find out what her diagnoses is . What type of doctor is your sister seeing?

not sure what your question is here but will hazard a guess at it being is early onset of dimentia possible? Yes it is..but it is rare....usually it is classified as any dimentia starting before the age of 65. It has been known to onset in 40's and 50's which I said earlier is rare. There is dimentia brought on with medications. Check out the web for websites about alzheimers and dimentia and what can be done to delay it. Two links below to get you started. The last one has links on the bottom to jump to!

So sorry to hear about your sister. Go to www.webmd.com and look up dementia. They have excellent information including support groups. Dementia is a neurological disorder of the brain that is chronic and becomes more debilitating with the passage of time. Generally short term memory will suffer the most. It is a complex subject and I cannot document all of it for you here. Do use webmd.

I am so very sorry to hear that. Dementia is an awful illness where the brain effectively stops working properly and is a bit like alzheimers and the two often get confused. Whilst it is a chronic illness it does not have to be fast developing and maybe it will be very slow with her. It is important to keep her mentally as active as you can. i guess the prognosis will depend on how badly she was affected by the starvation at birth, as it will put her at an immediate disadvantage.
There is a Dementia society and I would suggest you have a chat with them.
This is a very difficult illness for the relatives to live with, I know I am one. My thoughts are with you and your sister and I hope the preliminary indicators are not correct or if they are that it is slow in developing.

Well the obvious will happen , she will begin to forget names and faces BUT she will most likely return to past happier times. No one has been through this and then been able to come around and tell us whats happened. She seems to be a very lucky ladie having a family around her that care so much. There are not many people like that these days I know. I used to work in a home for people with demetia and I found the best way to keep their minds working is to be in that moment with them, ask them to describe where they are and what they are doing actually its called regretion. There is medication available but from what I seen of the effects, they turned in to Zombie like figures. I cannot put myself in your position but I can understand your worry at a time like this. Be there for your whole family and help each other along as though you focuse your attention on the one suffering, there can be others hurting to. You could even make a family night where you all return to past events and try to help your sister recall memories on tap thus training her brain a little. Her love for the family will always be there whether she recognises you or not. I wish you the best of luck for the future.

try this link, or Google "early onset dementia" There is a lot of good info out there. "Early onset dementia" is kind of a catch-all phrase for a lot of more specific diagnoses. I hope the information you find is helpful. If you can, when you have questions for her doctor, write them down prior to appointments and write down the doctor's answers. That helps to absorb a lot of information. Sure do hope that helps. My best to you and your family.

To put your mind at rest I think you have to speak with your gp and the specialist dealing with the tests your sister is undertaking. Without the scan results I dont think you're going to get anything definite here, but I wish you good luck and hope you get good news.
My father is the advanced stages of Alzheimers and I know how distressing all the various dementia problems can be, especially at such a young age. God bless.