Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review
Introduction
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are still somewhat of a mystery in the medical world. Most people believe that they are one in the same. More often than not, people use Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably, due to their similarities. This, coupled with the public’s lack of awareness of these subjects, contributes to mix-ups and misconceptions in everyday conversations about the two. The intended purpose of this writing is to give the reader a general overview on the topics mentioned, as well as answer the question – How are dementia and Alzheimer’s disease different?
Annotated Bibliography
Harrison-Dening, K. (2013). Dementia: diagnosis and early interventions. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 9(3), 131-137.
The author gives a few statistics about people living with dementia in the United Kingdom. She also stresses the importance of nurses having a broader awareness of dementia for the sake of dementia patients and their families. Also discussed here is early diagnostic interventions, which could lead to better care for …show more content…
On one end of the spectrum, there is dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease. Dementia is a clinical syndrome that refers to a range of cognitive deficits that result from damage to the brain. Such deficits include memory and/or language skills, severe enough to affect day-to-day functioning (Ouldred & Bryant, 2009). At the other end of the proverbial spectrum is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s, which refers to a specific type of dementia, is a slow degenerative brain disease. It is characterized by cognitive alterations, memory loss, and behavioral changes that affect daily living (Thomas, Thomas, Radcliffe, & Itsiopoulos, 2015). It is also the most common cause of dementia. Think of it like this - Alzheimer’s is the disease and dementia is one of the causes of the
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are still somewhat of a mystery in the medical world. Most people believe that they are one in the same. More often than not, people use Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably, due to their similarities. This, coupled with the public’s lack of awareness of these subjects, contributes to mix-ups and misconceptions in everyday conversations about the two. The intended purpose of this writing is to give the reader a general overview on the topics mentioned, as well as answer the question – How are dementia and Alzheimer’s disease different?
Annotated Bibliography
Harrison-Dening, K. (2013). Dementia: diagnosis and early interventions. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 9(3), 131-137.
The author gives a few statistics about people living with dementia in the United Kingdom. She also stresses the importance of nurses having a broader awareness of dementia for the sake of dementia patients and their families. Also discussed here is early diagnostic interventions, which could lead to better care for …show more content…
On one end of the spectrum, there is dementia. Dementia is not a specific disease. Dementia is a clinical syndrome that refers to a range of cognitive deficits that result from damage to the brain. Such deficits include memory and/or language skills, severe enough to affect day-to-day functioning (Ouldred & Bryant, 2009). At the other end of the proverbial spectrum is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s, which refers to a specific type of dementia, is a slow degenerative brain disease. It is characterized by cognitive alterations, memory loss, and behavioral changes that affect daily living (Thomas, Thomas, Radcliffe, & Itsiopoulos, 2015). It is also the most common cause of dementia. Think of it like this - Alzheimer’s is the disease and dementia is one of the causes of the