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Respite care is any sort of help and support that allows you to take a break from the responsibility of caring for somebody else. Examples of respite care are listed below. |
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Parkinsons Disease Information |
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Parkinson's disease is a chronic (persistent) neurological condition that affects around 120,000 people in the UK. The condition is named after Dr James Parkinson, who first identified it in 1817. |
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Huntington's disease is an inherited disease of the brain, for which there is no cure. The disease damages the nerve cells in the brain causing deterioration and gradual loss of function of areas of the brain. |
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Multiple sclerosis Information |
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common neurological condition among young adults in the UK, affecting approximately 85,000 people. It is possible for MS to occur at any age, but in most cases symptoms are first seen between the ages of 20 and 40. Women are almost twice as likely to develop MS as men. MS is a condition of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord), which controls the body's actions and activities, such as movement and balance.
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Hearing impairment, or deafness, is when your hearing is affected by a disease, disorder, or injury. |
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Schizophrenia Information |
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Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health condition that causes a range of different psychological symptoms. These include: hallucinations - hearing or seeing things that do not exist, and delusions - believing in things that are untrue.
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Bipolar disorder - previously known as manic depression - is a condition that affects your moods, which can swing from one extreme to another. If you have bipolar disorder you will have periods, or ‘episodes’, of depression and mania. |
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, which describes the loss of mental abilities, such as memory and reasoning. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition, meaning it will continue to get worse as it develops. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the condition, although there is treatment that can slow down the development. |
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Dementia is a syndrome (a group of related symptoms) that is associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities. |
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Mental Health Information |
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Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave. One in four people in the UK have a mental health problem at some point in their lives, which affects their daily life, relationships or physical health. |
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