Journal of Mental Health and Psychiatry Research

Dementia: At the Perilous Crossroad of Dengue

Abstract

Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Umme Habiba

Dementia is an altered physiological and psychological as well as neurological abnormality that disrupts the affected person’s life, life style, personality, memory and learning abilities and cognitive performance [1]. People suffering from dementia become solely dependent upon the family members, care-givers and related health-care professionals [1]. According to the world health organization (WHO), more than 55 million people have been suffering from dementia worldwide [1]. More than 60% of them live in the underdeveloped and developing countries [1]. Alarmingly, more than 10 million cases of demented people have been added each year [1]. No individual cause could be ascribed with dementia patho-mechanism [1]. Rather, dementia could be considered as an outcome of dysregulation related with multiple metabolic, homeostatic, hormonal and neuronal activities [1].

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