The Range of causes of dementia There are many diseases that result in dementia. The most common types of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease; vascular dementia; Pick’s disease; dementia with Lewy bodies (Fronto-Temporal); Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD); Huntington’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes of dementia. The term ’dementia’ describes a set of symptoms‚ which can include memory loss‚ changes in mood and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur
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Dementia Simulation Prep- Complete before the Simulation Open Docucare and review patient Cora Smith Read the article: Belavic‚ J.M. ‚ (2009). Alzheimer’s disease: A tangle of the mind. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy.7 (5)‚ 26-33. 1 Describe the pathophysiology for Dementia. Mechanisms leading to dementia include neuron degeneration‚ compression‚ atherosclerosis‚ and trauma. Genetic predisposition is associated with the neurodegenerative diseases‚ including Alzheimer and Huntington diseases. CNS
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 1. Dementia is not an illness or disease in itself ‚ but is a broad term which describes a range of signs and symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain disease and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia. 2. AREA OF THE BRAIN KEY FUNCTIONING that could be affected by dementia Frontal lobe Movement ‚ emotional behaviour ‚ personality interpretation and feeling Parietal lobe Language ‚ spacial awareness and
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Inheritance and Symptoms Spinocerebellar ataxia is divided into two primary categories: acquired and heredity. Acquired (non-genetic) ataxia is caused by trauma or environmental damage to the cerebellum. Several physical causes of are stroke‚ tumors‚ or head injuries like concussions. Chemical causes that can lead to SCA are: lead exposure‚ excessive alcohol levels‚ HIV‚ Chickenpox and even vitamin B12/ E deficiency. There are two sub categories of heritable spinocerebellar ataxia divided according
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Neurocognitive disorders begin with delirium‚ followed by the syndromes of Major and Mild Neurocognitive disorders and their etiological subtypes. These subtypes include Alzheimer’s disease‚ vascular‚ Lewy bodies‚ frontotemporal‚ Huntington’s disease‚ as well as neurocognitive disorders due to Parkinson’s disease‚ traumatic brain injury‚ HIV infection‚ multiple etiologies‚ and/or another medical condition. Although cognitive deficits are present in many if not all psychological disorders‚ only disorders
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Name: A. Michelle Brown Mallard Class: A&P II Assignment: Unit 3 Instructor: Prof Bella Starkman The disease I have chosen to discuss is Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder which is characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. People who suffer from this condition find it hard to stay awake for any long periods of time. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are work‚ driving‚ eating or watching television. Narcolepsy is known to cause serious
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Brittany Shider Alzheimer’s Disease B398: Brain Mechanisms and Behavior 29 April 2010 ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disease that is the most common form of dementia (Alzheimer’s Association‚ 2010). Alzheimer’s disease counts for approximately 65 % of all dementias. Alzheimer’s disease affects one’s memory and allows them to forget important information that happened throughout their lifetime. Alzheimer’s disease is also called Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer Type (SDAT)
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The Future Alzheimer’s Disease Sadly‚ while the number of deaths from nearly all other major disease have decreased over the last decade‚ deaths linked to Alzheimer’s has increased by an astonishing sixty eight percent. It is the only cause of death in the top ten causes in America that cannot be prevented‚ cured‚ or even slowed. The sheer amount of related deaths‚ and the cost going in to all aspects of it are absolutely staggering. The future of this disease‚ to put it in a single word is‚ scary
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Alzheimer’s Assignment 1) Hypothesize the ways in which damage to various parts of the brain might affect a person’s behavior and abilities. Answer: If you have an accident for instance and you damage your head you might have altered sleep habits all the way to coma. Frontal lobe- you might have problem solving difficulties for instance. Parietal lobe- might cause eye hand coordination problems Occipital lobe- might cause defects in vision Temporal lobe- might have problems hearing Brain
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Running head: DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease Dementia What is Dementia? Dementia is the basic term for loss of memory‚ and other mental abilities severe enough to interfere with everyday living. How many types of dementia are there? There are seven. And they are Alzheimer’s disease which is the most common type of this disease. But there are several other forms of dementia. Including Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease‚ this is rare‚ degenerative and invariably
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