experience of dementia DEM 301 3 3 22 31/03/2015 J/601/3538 Unit purpose and aim This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the neurology of dementia Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Exemplification Dementia Syndrome Dementia caused by a combination of conditions‚ sometimes called a mixed dementia Causes of dementia
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diseases is a common cause of dementia which means that the brain cells known at the neurons either are degenerating therefore the neuron die off quicker than that of the neurons of a normal aging processes. This will lead to a more decline in the persons mental health such as memory‚ language and sometimes their physical abilities all depending on which area of the brain is infected. These neurodegenerative diseases are known to us as Alzheimer’s‚ fronto-temporal dementia‚ and Lewy bodies are
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The hike in average life span has since been instrumental in the increase of people who are suffering from some form of dementia. According to statistics‚ Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Moreover‚ 5.1 million people who are 65 years old and older are suffering from this incurable disease. With the daunting data surrounding dementia‚ it is no wonder how people are doing everything they can to keep their minds active and healthy. Thankfully‚ experts have
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As with any disease‚ dementia has many and varied reasons that cause it‚ but people think that the progress in age is the only cause that lead to dementia. This is true the progress of age can lead to dementia‚ but this is not the primary pathogenic. Actually‚ the main cause is that dementia caused when the brain cells damaged. This damage impedes the abilities and communications of the brain cells. However‚ as soon as the brain cells communications become abnormal‚ the thinking‚ behavior‚ actions
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Although dementia as a whole is caused by brain damage‚ hindering the brains ability to communicate properly‚ subsets of dementia are linked with different types of brain cell damage according to the region affected (Alzheimer’s Association). Alzheimer’s contains a high number of hallmark abnormalities‚ including “deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid and twisted strands of the protein tau” (Alzheimer’s Association). Vascular dementia is typically caused by strokes and/or instances that cause
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DESCRIBE A RANGE OF COURSE OF DEMENTIA SYNDROME. The number of different types of dementia is; Benson’s syndrome (also called Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)) Alzheimer’s disease Primary Progressive Aphasia (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Lewy body Disease (Also known as Dementia with Lewy bodies) Picks disease (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Binswangers Disease. ( A type of vascular dementia) Niemann-Pick disease type C Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease HIV Brain related impairment
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Causes of Falls in People with Dementia People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at high risk of falling. They are more than three times likely to fracture their hip when they fall‚ which leads to surgery and immobility. The death rate for those with Alzheimers is also increased. Therefore‚ fall prevention for people with dementia is critical. One of the ways to reduce the amount of falls for those with Alzheimers is to find out why they fall. If we can find out why people
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PAYAL SHAH DEM 301 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA WHAT ARE CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA Alzheimer’s disease – The possible risk factors are increasing age‚ possible genetic link‚ being female and Down’s syndrome. Symptoms: word finding problems‚ forgetting how to do everyday activities‚ confusion‚ forgetting names of people‚ places and appointments ‚ mood swings and withdrawn. Vascular dementia – possible risk factors lifestyle( lack of exercise‚ too much alcohol
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symptoms are Cushing syndrome and diabetes insipidus‚ which are Pituitary gland diseases. Then I start reading and found out that‚ Pituitary gland is a tiny organ the size of a pea found at the base of the brain behind your nose and between your ears. Pituitary gland produces a number of hormones or chemicals
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What causes Down syndrome? Charlie Zammit To this day‚ there aren’t any known environmental or behavioral factors that cause Down syndrome. The human contains 23 pairs of chromosomes‚ so 46 individual ones. From each pair‚ one comes from your father‚ the other‚ from your mother. Down syndrome involves an abnormal cell division in chromosome 21. There are three types of abnormal cell division that can occur to cause Down syndrome; all of the three cell division abnormalities create a problem being
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