ba60f6118992d8a5a2-6f62 20230808032244728 chitu:chitu chitkarauniversitypublications@chitkara.edu.in WEB-FORM Journal of Pharmaceutical Technology, Research and Management JPTRM 23212217 23212225 10.15415/jptrm https://jptrm.chitkara.edu.in/ 05 20 2014 05 20 2014 2 1 10.15415/jptrm.2014.21 https://jptrm.chitkara.edu.in/2014/vol-2-no-1/ Dementia: An Overview Department of Pharmacology, ASBASJSM College of Pharmacy, BELA (Ropar) Punjab-140111, India Nitin Bansal Milind Parle Department of Pharmacology, ASBASJSM College of Pharmacy, BELA (Ropar) Punjab-140111, India Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and continuous loss of cognitive functions. The neuropsychiatric symptoms include apathy; agitation and depression. As the disorder progresses, the patient gradually becomes dependent on others to perform routine daily activities. Various underlying diseases or disorders are the root cause of the syndrome of dementia. Each of these disorder or disease is characterized by a specific signs and symptoms in combination with a presumed underlying neuropathology. Alzheimer’s disease is the most prevalent cause of dementia. The second most prevalent cause is vascular dementia. In this review, the clinical types, pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy is summarized. 05 20 2014 05 20 2014 29 45 10.15415/jptrm.2014.21003 https://jptrm.chitkara.edu.in/2014/dementia-an-overview/