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Grandpa Bags Life Jail for Murder of 80-Year-Old Wife

Web News 6 January 2024 321 0

A grandfather was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murder of his 80-year-old wife, who was suffering from dementia. The man, who used a baseball bat, hammer, and chisel in the attack at their bungalow on Turpins Close in Holland-on-Sea, Essex, a county located in the East of Continue Reading

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Dementia: Causes and Management

Web News 29 September 2020 873 0

By Titilayo Kupoliyi Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. These changes trigger a decline in thinking skills, severe enough to impair daily life and independent function. They also affect behavior, feelings and relationships. World Health Organisation, Continue Reading

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Dementia A Disease, Not Witchcraft – Expert

Web News 4 September 2019 620 0

Hallucination among the aged should not be treated as witchcraft but a medical condition which could be handled by experts. A lecturer at the second Oyo state public lecture on dementia, a neurologist at University Teaching hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Dr. Anah Farombi stated this while presenting a paper entitled dementia not witchcraft at pensioner’s hall, […]Continue Reading