Hyderabad: Ageing population, trauma cases, stroke, vascular diseases, addiction, diabetes, hypertension, genetic and nutritional factors, stroke and poor socio-economic status are the risk factors for dementia. In India, the conditions of stroke and trauma are seeing a rise. Dr S.K. Das’ study in the Journal of Neurology in India has found that the annual progression rate of stroke survivors with dementia was 3.53 per cent. It shows that 1 out of 28 stroke survivors become demented each year.
Dr K.K. Aggarwal, president-elect of he Confederation of Medical Associations in Asia and Oceania, explained, “Stroke results in a sudden loss to the brain and impairs neurological functioning. Obesity, smoking, hypertension, alcohol consumption, diabetes and a family history of neurological disorders are considered some common factors leading to stroke. Dementia in stroke survivors requires restoring whatever is possible. This needs to be evaluated at the hospital to ensure that functioning can be restored.”
