{"id":245,"date":"2019-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/ca-san-mateo-94402\/2019\/01\/19\/anosognosia-in-dementia\/"},"modified":"2019-01-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T00:00:00","slug":"anosognosia-in-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/ca-san-mateo-94401\/knowledge-center\/anosognosia-in-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Anosognosia in Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a great article explaining what Anosognosia means.\u00a0 Unlike a regular physical ailment, many people with dementia do not know they have it and do not accept this possibility. This is very hard on the families, and this article gives some tips on how to help.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: &amp;quot; montserrat&amp;quot;,arial,verdana,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 26px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px;\">Why wouldn\u2019t someone believe they have dementia?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #555555; font-family: &amp;quot; source sans pro&amp;quot;,arial,verdana,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Family caregivers often ask \u201chow do you tell someone they have dementia\u201d? And in some cases, the answer may be that you simply can\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #555555; font-family: &amp;quot; source sans pro&amp;quot;,arial,verdana,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damage in the brain can cause people with <\/span><a style=\"color: #329abf; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaring.com\/what-is-alzheimers-disease-get-the-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alzheimer\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #329abf; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaring.com\/8-forms-of-dementia-you-might-not-know-about-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dementia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a style=\"color: #329abf; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailycaring.com\/how-to-respond-to-signs-of-stroke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stroke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brain tumors, and other cognitive impairments to believe that there\u2019s nothing wrong with them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #555555; font-family: &amp;quot; source sans pro&amp;quot;,arial,verdana,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When that happens, it\u2019s called anosognosia (pronounced ah-no-sog-NOH-zee-uh, <\/span><a style=\"color: #329abf; text-decoration: underline; word-wrap: break-word;\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tVo2QZ29q_c\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hear it here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). The word literally means \u201cto not know a disease\u201d and it\u2019s much more than being in denial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #555555; font-family: &amp;quot; source sans pro&amp;quot;,arial,verdana,&amp;quot;helvetica neue&amp;quot;,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 18px 0px;\">Read the rest of the article <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaring.com\/6-ways-to-help-someone-who-doesnt-know-theyre-ill-anosognosia-in-dementia\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sub\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: transparent; color: #464646; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; 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