Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Alzheimers Dementia Is On The Rise Among Elderly -Dr.Padma Gunaratna

Alzheimers Dementia is on the rise among Sri Lankan elders according to the chairman of Association Of Geriatric Medicine  Dr.Padma Gunaratna.

At present there are around 100,000 persons living with the disease in Sri Lanka she has stressed.

If someone has the  symptoms like, short term memory loss , difficulty to concentrate/Attention ,Anxiety, Depression  and not been able to identify their family members and familiar roads he or she should  seek  medical advise before developing the  symptoms further  Dr.Gunaratna has said during a seminar held in Colombo recently on World Edlders day .

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