‘Dementia link to sudden low blood pressure and dizziness’
October 13, 2024
The Health and Social Care Information Centre show that 344,000 people in England had a diagnosis of Dementia in 2013/14. This is a rise of 319,000 from the previous year and 213,000 from when the figures were first released in 2006/07
Unfortunately these figures still do not show the full extent of Dementia suffers in England, as around half the people living with Dementia have never been diagnosed. However, experts have welcomed these increased rates as they can make it easier for suffers to get access to support and treatment once they have a decisive diagnosis.
This rapid rise in Dementia can be attributed to an ageing population in England, as well as credited to better recordings and quicker improvements amongst Doctors at spotting the early stages of Dementia.
Hilary Evans, spokesperson for Alzheimer’s Research UK, said that the figures “give us some idea of the challenge” posed by dementia in England.
“Dementia is one of the most feared conditions for many, but an accurate and timely diagnosis can be important for people to be able to access support and existing treatments – as well as helping people to make sense of the symptoms they are experiencing,” she said. “These latest figures further underline the urgent need for better treatments to help the hundreds of thousands of people who are affected by this devastating condition.”
Throughout the UK there is an estimated 800,000 people living with Dementia, both diagnosed and undiagnosed. This equates to 665,000 in England, 88,000 in Scotland, 45,000 in Wales and 19,000 in Northern Ireland.
A study in the USA has suggested that depression in older people may lead to a risk of dementia according to the HSCIC’s new figures. This isn’t the first time this link has been made, but it is not known whether one has any true connection with the other.
Rush University Medical School in Chicago created a study from 1,800 people, which found that people with Dementia were more likely to have signs of depression before being diagnosed. This, however, appeared to have no influence on any biological changes in the brain, which is believed to cause Dementia.
Dr Doug Brown, director of research and development at Alzheimer’s Society, said that the findings of the study, published in the journal Neurology today, were of interest.
“[It] raises the potential idea that treating depression could be a way to reduce the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia,” he said. “But more research is needed in order to test this before we can draw any firm conclusions.”
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