The topic I chose for my research paper was dementia. I was interested in this topic because it came to my attention that my grandmother‚ who is in her early 70’s‚ was showing signs of dementia. I wanted to research it so I could find out for about it. Before I researched dementia I only knew a handful of things about treatments‚ symptoms‚ and causes. However‚ after I researched‚ I found out things that I would never would have imagined to be true. Before I started my research I was hoping to learn
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Outcome 1 1: The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual person and what type of dementia they have. Each person is unique
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Understand the neurology of Dementia Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Dementia syndrome is a combination of conditions‚ which are sometimes called a mixed dementia. Causes of dementia are: • Specific diseases; Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s disease. • Cerebral vascular accident such as stroke of the brain • A group of conditions/brain disorders Alzheimer’s is caused by broken signals within the brain leading to the death of brain cells‚ this can also lead to a shortage of some important
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The first norm I decided to us is “WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU HOW YOU ARE DOING‚ TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR WHOLE DAY”. I was sitting in library doing my assignment. I then seen a young girl who I haven’t talk to in a while and approached her and said hey. She said hey back as she continue to walk. You could tell she had somewhere to go. I then stopped her and said “How you been?” “I been good how are you doing” She responded. I went on to tell her about and argument me and my mother had that morning that caused
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WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a term that describes a collection of symptoms that include decreased intellectual functioning that interferes with normal life functions and is usually used to describe people who have two or more major life functions impaired or lost such as memory‚ language‚ perception‚ judgment or reasoning; they may lose emotional and behavioral control‚ develop personality changes and have problem solving abilities reduced or lost. There are different classification schemes for
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Dementia Awareness Task A 1) The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ and problems with communication and reasoning. There are many types of dementia. The most common are Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Dementia is progressive‚ which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. 2) Examples of different types of dementia are: Alzheimer’s disease‚ Vascular dementia‚ Dementia with Lewy bodies‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ Frototemporal dementia
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Manifestations of Dementia Melinda Godfrey GNUR543 St. John Fisher College Mrs. Yowell is a 90-year-old woman who is a resident of a long-term care facility. She was alert and mentally quite capable until about a year ago when she began to manifest signs and symptoms of dementia. A review of her medical records failed to document a thorough analysis of her dementia‚ but a diagnosis of “probable Alzheimer disease” was recorded. What are the common manifestations of dementia? The definition
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developed by Rowe and Kahn in 1998 describes three major points that should essentially be successful points for anyone aging. These points
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In the modern world‚ increasing the understanding of dementia would be beneficial to most globally. Reasons why education of dementia is important will be discussed‚ whilst looking at the effects of dementia on health‚ costs and ageing population globally. Dementia is a type of health disorder that has a variety of effects. It results from diseases or injuries that relate to the brain (Whitman‚ 2009). The result is always a persistent or a chronic problem with the normal functioning of the mental
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