Tusks are growing the whole life. For the female elephants tusk replaces the milk teeth, which are shaded after around twelve months. The tusks grow almost immediately and start protruding at the age of between two to three years. Their rate of growth is steady and on average increase by 15 to 18 centimeters every year.
Mid-to-late stage dementia and Alzheimerâs disease often presents challenging behavior problems. The anger, sadness, paranoia, confusion and fear that people with the disease are experiencing can result in oppositional, aggressive and sometimes violent speech or actions. Understand and learn which strategies are most effective in dementia behavior management.
Dementia is an umbrella term used to refer to a collection of symptoms that can result from a number of different diseases of the brain. There are many different types of dementia, but all tend to cause problems with memory, language skills, information processing, mental agility, understanding and judgement. Dementia can also trigger other mental health problems such as personality changes, anxiety, mood swings and depression.