Dementia Awareness Crossword Puzzle

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PRIMARY : Visiting a ______ doctor is often the first step for people who are experiencing changes in thinking, movement, or behavior.
BLOOD SUGAR : High _____ _____ levels and diabetes are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia.
BLOOD PRESSURE : Uncontrolled high _____ ________ can damage the blood vessels and lead to the brain, increasing the risk of Vascular Dementia.
DEMENTIA : The loss of cognitive functioning (thinking, remembering, and reasoning).
HEALTHY DIET : Research has found that people at high risk of dementia who followed a  ____ _____ lowered their risk of cognitive decline.
ALCOHOL : Drinking large amounts of ____ has long been known to cause brain changes.
TRUE : (true/False) Having a family history of dementia puts you at greater risk of developing the condition.
CONFUSION : This can manifest in the simple forgetting of familiar people and places, but this can also cause an individual to forget the purpose of everyday items.
LATE STAGE : During this stage of dementia, individuals typically lose the ability to respond to their environment, carry on a conversation, and, eventually, control movement.
MEMORY LOSS : To have a hard time remembering newly learned information. This may also cause an individual to ask the same question repeatedly.
HEARING LOSS : _____ ____ can make the brain work harder, forcing it to strain to hear and fill in the gaps, which comes at the expense of other thinking and memory systems.
MILD STAGE : During this stage of dementia, people may experience frequent memory loss, personality changes, and/or getting lost.
SAGE : This is a test that can be self-administered and scored by your primary doctor to measure your risk of Dementia.
ALZHEIMER : The most common dementia diagnosis among older adults.
VASCULAR : This is a form of dementia caused by blood clots, impairing blood flow.
MODERATE STAGE : During this stage of dementia, people may experience problems recognizing friends and family, needing help with daily activities, and/or impulsive thoughts.
LEWY BODY : A form of dementia caused by abnormal deposits of protein (alpha-synuclein).

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QUESTIONS LIST:

primary : visiting a _ doctor is often the first step for people who are experiencing changes in thinking, movement, or behavior.
blood sugar : high _ _ levels and diabetes are associated with an increased risk of developing dementia.
blood pressure : uncontrolled high _ _ can damage the blood vessels and lead to the brain, increasing the risk of vascular dementia.
dementia : the loss of cognitive functioning (thinking, remembering, and reasoning).
healthy diet : research has found that people at high risk of dementia who followed a _ _ lowered their risk of cognitive decline.
alcohol : drinking large amounts of _ has long been known to cause brain changes.
true : (true/false) having a family history of dementia puts you at greater risk of developing the condition.
confusion : this can manifest in the simple forgetting of familiar people and places, but this can also cause an individual to forget the purpose of everyday items.
late stage : during this stage of dementia, individuals typically lose the ability to respond to their environment, carry on a conversation, and, eventually, control movement.
memory loss : to have a hard time remembering newly learned information. this may also cause an individual to ask the same question repeatedly.
hearing loss : _ _ can make the brain work harder, forcing it to strain to hear and fill in the gaps, which comes at the expense of other thinking and memory systems.
mild stage : during this stage of dementia, people may experience frequent memory loss, personality changes, and/or getting lost.
sage : this is a test that can be self-administered and scored by your primary doctor to measure your risk of dementia.
alzheimer : the most common dementia diagnosis among older adults.
vascular : this is a form of dementia caused by blood clots, impairing blood flow.
moderate stage : during this stage of dementia, people may experience problems recognizing friends and family, needing help with daily activities, and/or impulsive thoughts.
lewy body : a form of dementia caused by abnormal deposits of protein (alpha-synuclein).