MAPping your mind MAPPING YOUR MIND Slowing progression No cure Deep brain stimulation Treatment Speech therapy Mutation of three genes Occupational therapy Plaques and tangles in the brain Physical exercise Medications Abnormal build-up pf proteins in and around brain cells Treatment Combination of factors Causes Loss of dopamine-producing neurons Memory loss Symptoms Causes Severe stage Non-motor Middle stage Motor Early stage Symptoms Stages More men than women Adults over 65 Movement Memory Affects Serious diseases of old age Affects Parkinson's Alzheimer's Dementia Affects Older adults Memory, thinking, reasoning, behaviour Types Cardiovascular diseases Causes High blood pressure High cholesterol Diabetes Alzheimer's dementia Smoking Vascular dementia Obesity Lewy body dementia Sedentary lifestyle Frontotemporal dementia Genetic predisposition Symptoms Unhealthy behaviour Memory problems Ageing Cognitive decline Symptoms Behavioural changes Causes Chest pain Shortness of breath Damage to or loss of nerve cells and their connections in the brain Fatigue Combinations of factors Swelling of legs or ankles Treatment Irregular heartbeats Treatment No cure Medications Managing symptoms Lifestyle changes Slowing progression Surgical interventions Support to patients and family Adults and elderly people 209