Malilimutin: Dahil nga ba sa katandaan?
Early detection of dementia is critical -- expert A medical expert has sounded the alarm on early and proper detection of dementia in the Philippines which is often misinterpreted as an aging problem or being ulyanin and malilimutin in Filipino terms. In the first episode of a webinar series called “Malilimutin: Dahil nga ba sa katandaan?" Neurologist and dementia specialist Dr. Jacqueline Dominguez shared her knowledge on dementia and how to differentiate it from mere forgetfulness on the part of the patient. HI-Eisai sponsored the webinar to raise awareness on dementia and related types of diseases. "Dementia is a collection of symptoms with a decline in cognition, change in behavior, and impairment of daily function," Dominguez said in the live webinar held last Thursday (Sept 9). She enumerated the types of dementia, including the most common one, Alzheimer's disease. Other types are frontotemporal, Parkinson's dementia, dementia due to traumati...